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Vatican City
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| Capital city | Vatican City |
| State | Absolute monarchy |
| Coin | Euro ((€ EUR)) |
| Area | km2 |
| Population | 842 (2014 estimate) |
| Language | Latin |
| Calling Code | 39 |
| Internet TLD | .va |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
The Vatican is an independent state, in its city Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber River.
At a glance
How to get there
With the Metro
By the line A (red line) and you will get off at the stop Ottaviano if you want to see the basilica of St. Peter
If you want to see the museums you will get off at the next stop Cyprus.
By bus
In Pia Square finish a few lines. Line 40 buses come from Termini Station.
By train
What to see
Basilica of St. Peter
Museums
Entrance (600 m from Cipro Metro Station).
Gregoriano Profano Museum. Fragments from the west side of the Parthenon frieze and a Roman copy of his sculpture Myron which was located on the propylaea of the Acropolis.
Gallery. Works by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Caravaggio
Pio-Clementino Museum. The largest museum of the complex. It extends along the long narrow corridor Gallery of candelabra. You will see Roman copies of exquisite works of ancient Greek sculpture, The Scraper of Lysippos, The Complex of Laocoon, Apollo of Belvedere, Apollo the Savocidal and Aphrodite of Cnidus of Praxiteles. You will also see the sarcophagi of St. Helen and her daughter, Constantine.
Gregoriano Etrusco Museum.
Raphael Halls (Raffaello stands).
Transactions and purchases
The Vatican country uses euro. It is one of the many European countries that use the single currency. All euro banknotes and coins are legal tender in all countries that use them.
Countries that have the euro as their official currency:
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The euro is divided into 100 cents.
The official symbol of the euro is €, and the ISO code is EUR. There is no official symbol of the euro cents.
- Banknotes: Euro banknotes have the same design in all countries.
- Regular coins: All euro countries issue euro coins with a typical national design on one side and a common design on the other. The coins can be used in any Eurozone country, regardless of the design they depict. (eg a one euro coin from Finland can be used in Portugal).
- Commemorative coins of two euros: These differ from regular two euro coins on their "national" side, and are legally traded. Each country can mint a certain number of them, and sometimes "pan-European" two-euro commemorative coins are minted for important events (eg the anniversary of an important treaty).
- Other commemorative coinsCommemorative coins of other denominations (eg ten euros or more) are rarer, and have a special design, often containing some gold, silver or platinum. While they are technically a legal medium of exchange, their collectible value is greater than their face value, and you are therefore unlikely to find them in the everyday market.
