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Italy situated in Mediterranean Europe with Rome as its capital. The country has borders with France in the northwest, Switzerland and Austria in the north and Slovenia in the northeast. The variety of landscape predominately includes the Alps and Apennines mountains, also great massifs in the western sector including Monte Bianco, Monte Rosa and Cervino.

Italy Attractions

Cappella Sistina : built under Sixtus IV in the 1475-81 is famous for the extraordinary frescoes and on the side walls, which narrates the events of the ‘Lives of Moses and Jesus’. The great renaissance artists Pinturicchio, Perugino, Botticelli, Rosselli, Ghirlandaio, Signorelli and Piero di Cosimo had contributed their marvelous work of art on the walls. The Popes official private chapel and election conclaves are held here.

Thermal Spa : for more than 600 years the Romans used spas as treatment for cure of different diseases.

Museum of the Month : the country has a rich heritage of artistic creativity and UNESCO study has placed 40% of the art of the world in Italy. So every month important museums are presented for tourist.

The St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museum : the St. Peter’s square is world famous and beautiful with the massive structure of the Basilica in the background. The construction began in 1452 by B.Rossellino with many architects to make the most majestic temple of Christianity in the world. The new St. Peter’s Church consecrated by Pope Urban VIII in 1626.

Tesoro di S. Pietro Museum : the museum is of great historic and artistic interest which includes sacred vestment and precious items offered to the Vatican Basilica. The entrance to the museum is from the interior of the Basilica. The exhibits also include the Cross of the Emperor Justin II of 6 th century, monument to Pope Sixtus IV by Pollaiolo and the Sarcophagus of Giunio Basso.

The Vatican Grottoes : it is located below the Basilica, which forms an interesting monumental complex with 2,000 years of historical and Christian memories. The museum includes exhibits like remains of the 4 th century church, tombs of various Popes and the Queen Christine of Sweden and early Christian sarcophagi.

The Vatican Necropoli : the necropolis is situated below the Grottoes and basilica spreads a pagan necropolis with Christine tombs. Special permission should be requested to the ‘Ufficio Scavi Della Rev.da Fabbrica di S.Pietro’, Arco delle Campane.

Museo Gregoriano-Egizio : the museum includes collections from excavations in ancient Egypt. The museum displays are mummies, sculptors, sarcophagi, Roman statues with mix of Egyptian art, stelae, metals like bronze and documents on Mesopotamia, Assyria and Palestine.

Museo Gregoriano-Etrusco : the museum includes exhibits from Greek and Roman ancient civilization was founded by Gregory XVI in 1837. The displays in the museum are items from Southern Etruria and archaeological material like sarcophagi, some remains from burial chamber, bronze items, urns, architectural terracottas, different shapes of vases, Roman glassware, Roman and Etruscan objects and beautiful fragments from the Parthenon from Greece.

Pinacoteca : the gallery includes collections of paintings mainly by Italian masters was started in late 17 th century by Pope Pius V. The museum mainly concentrates on renaissance, baroque and 10 remarkable tapestries, which were manufactured in Brussels in early 15 th century from Raphael’s designs.