<p>Today we survey the main sites to visit in Trastevere and in the area around the Vatican, an important step in preparing for a visit.</p>

Today we survey the main sites to visit in Trastevere and in the area around the Vatican, an important step in preparing for a visit.

80. Getting Ready for the Vatican and Trastevere

Get Ready for Rome helps the thoughtful traveler prepare to visit the Eternal City by introducing the city's main monuments and the sometimes acrimonious dialogue they imply. Add value to your visit to Rome by getting to know in advance the ideas and history that stand behind St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and other familiar but put poorly understood sites of one of the world's greatest cities.

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80. Getting Ready for the Vatican and Trastevere

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