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About 0.6 miles away
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Book the museums ahead.
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Castel Sant'Angelo
Hadrian's round tomb, turned into a papal fortress, with painted papal rooms and a rooftop view of St Peter's.
- Open
- Usually Tuesday to Sunday; check the website for hours
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Lungotevere Castello 50, 00193 RomeDirections
- Getting There
- A walk across the river from Piazza Navona, or Lepanto station (Metro line A) and a 15-minute walk.
Why Go
Built as the emperor Hadrian's tomb, it became a fortress, a prison and a refuge for the popes, linked to the Vatican by a fortified passage. Ramps and stairs lead past frescoed papal apartments to a terrace with a wide view over the city and the dome of St Peter's.
It meets the Tiber at Ponte Sant'Angelo, lined with angels designed by Bernini, the most beautiful bridge in Rome.
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