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1 Day in Vatican City Itinerary
Want to know the secret to planning a 1 day in Vatican City itinerary? Austerity. Budget cuts. Time management. That’s right. Doing a 1 day Vatican City is near impossible to achieve. I live in Rome and I’ve been to the Vatican ‘a whole lot’, and among those, tried to do an itinerary where I could see all of the Vatican within a tight schedule while having loads of fun at the same time. The main issue isn’t that it is really impossible, but rather that you are bound to be caught up in one place. Take climbing the Dome at St. Peter’s for example; yeah, the panoramic view of…
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THE GREAT CASTRATION
Nudity and Fig Leaves in Art To cover, or not to cover; am I a prude? Let’s talk about the Great Castration of all time! Did you ever wonder why walking in Rome, to be more precise, the Vatican City, why most ”male genitalia” were covered in fig leaves or even shocking, were ”smaller” than ‘real life sized’ ones?? Well, by ‘real life sized’, I’m basing on what I have actually seen around…. and I have BEEN around so I have lots of proof, LOL. Well I did, the first time I visited the Eternal City, ROME! There is an interesting story behind these two portraits. They were painted by…
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Top 10 Treasures Hidden in the Vatican Museums | Vatican City
Don’t want the usual tourist trip to the Vatican? See the other side of the Vatican City with these top 10 Treasures Hidden in the Vatican Museums that aren’t on your list…yet!