B&B very near to the Vatican

B&B Al Colonnato di San Pietro

The nearest B&B in Rome close to the Vatican? Al Colonnato di San Pietro is the B&B in Rome closest to the Vatican. So close to the Vatican that it took his name from the famous Bernini's colonnade that closes Piazza San Pietro in Vaticano. Bernini's colonnade is in fact visible from just outside our building, a historic building of the end of the nineteenth century, which houses our B&B.

A Bed and Breakfast near the Vatican involves several advantages. Stay a few steps from the Basilica of San Pietro and Via della Conciliazione; you can easily visit the Vatican Museums and Castel Sant'Angelo; walk through Ponte Sant'Angelo and find yourself in the streets of the historic centre of Rome; have at hand many buses to reach other places of artistic and cultural interest of the city, from Villa Borghese, to the Colosseum, Fori Imperiali and Eur.

By booking a room in a B&B near the Vatican you will be allowed to get easily to the Trastevere district of Rome known for its array of restaurants and entertainment.

For you who will choose to stay at "Al Colonnato di San Pietro" B&B in Rome we suggest to start the tour right after the rich and satisfying breakfast that we will serve you in the morning at our B&B, so you will avoid to run up against the queue forming at mid-morning to enter the Vatican Museums. Typically, the "short" visit to this part of the Vatican takes about three hours: a visit to the Sistine Chapel, frescoed by Michelangelo, should not be missed. If you have little time, after visiting the Vatican Museum head to St. Peter's Square, to visit St. Peter's Basilica, which is the largest church in the world.

The famous Vatican Gardens are also inside the Vatican. For those wishing to visit them we remind you that in general the access is possible only with reserved guided tours. The context of the Vatican Gardens is very nice, not only for the presence of rare flowers and old trees, but also because they are filled with original buildings, streets and fountains of artistic value built by architects such as Antonio del Pollaiuolo and Donato Bramante.

Still starting from Al Colonnato di San Pietro Bed and Breakfast in Rome, among the typical visits to the Vatican we suggest also the so-called Vatican Grottoes, which are under the central nave of St. Peter's Basilica, about three meters under the floor. In fact it is a real underground church built between the floor of the present basilica and the floor of the ancient basilica of Constantine dating back to the fourth century used by Renaissance architects to prepare the foundations of the present church.

But what is exactly the Vatican? The State of Vatican City is an independent state that has a small area of 0.44 square km. Certainly it is the smallest independent state in the world and it is located within the City of Rome, thus forming a so-called enclave. The official language is Latin! Besides Italian of course ...

Almost the entire state, except St. Peter's Square, is located within the medieval and renaissance surrounding walls, just like Al Colonnato di San Pietro B&B building is at the side of the Aurelian Walls (our address is Viale delle Mura Aurelie nr. 19). Inside the Vatican is the Apostolic Palace, the Governor's Palace, the Vatican Museums, the Vatican Gardens and other buildings and historic palaces.

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