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Vatican Gardens, Vatican City

4.5

#9 of 394 in Parks in Lazio

Garden · Hidden Gem · Nature / Park

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Take a tour through the 23 hectares (57 acres) of parks and gardens at Vatican Gardens. This space covers more than half of the Vatican territory, and features green lawns and flowers, fountains, and statues, as well as medieval fortifications, monuments, and buildings from the ninth century up to the present day. As general access is limited to tour groups, this green area is more peaceful than the rest of Vatican City. Arrange your visit to Vatican Gardens and discover more family-friendly attractions in Vatican City using our Vatican City journey builder app.

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Tours to Vatican Gardens

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR Vatican Gardens Bus Tour with Audioguide & Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

3.7

Duration: 3h

Tours from $66 ›

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums Guided Tour

4.4

Duration: 3h 30min

Tours from $71 ›

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR Vatican 360 Access: Museums, Sistine Chapel and Gardens Combo Visit

4.0

Duration: 3h - 8h

Tours from $68 ›

BOOK WITH VIATOR Vatican Gardens & Vatican Museums Group Walking Tour

3.4

Duration: 2h - 3h

Tours from $94 ›

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR Vatican Gardens Private Tour- Pick up included

5.0

Duration: 4h 30min

Tours from $529 ›

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR One day in Vatican City: Sistine Chapel and Vatican Gardens

3.7

Duration: 3h

Tours from $81 ›

BOOK WITH VIATOR Colosseum,Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel in One Day Guided Tour | Skip-the-Line

4.3

Duration: 5h

Tours from $186 ›

BOOK WITH VIATOR Vatican Gardens: Exclusive bus tour

4.0

Duration: 3h 30min

Tours from $54 ›

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR 4 Hr Tour: Vatican Museums, Vatican Gardens with skip line passes & St. Peter's

4.0

Duration: 4h

Tours from $109 ›

BOOK WITH VIATOR Rome Half Day Tour with a Local: 100% Personalized & Private

5.0

Duration: 4h

Tours from $106 ›

BOOK WITH VIATOR Vatican City Tour with Pass

3.3

Tours from $77 ›

Likely to sell out BOOK WITH VIATOR Super Saver: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Gardens Combo

3.2

Duration: 2h - 4h

Tours from $41 ›

Vatican Gardens reviews

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4.7

By brendas127

I have always wanted to see the Vatican gardens and as this is my four visit to Rome I decided it was time. However time was the issue and they are large so we took the bus tour which showed us the...

I have always wanted to see the Vatican gardens and as this is my four visit to Rome I decided it was time. However time was the issue and they are large so we took the bus tour which showed us the... more »
By FTLCruisers

The Vatican Gardens far exceeded my expectations. They seemed to go on forever and contained a variety of trees, plants and flowers. One of the best things is being able to almost look directly at..... more

The Vatican Gardens far exceeded my expectations. They seemed to go on forever and contained a variety of trees, plants and flowers. One of the best things is being able to almost look directly at..... more »
By lilirishstar

Our group had a very good guide who showed us a lot and explained everything. Our friends guide was not nearly as good, she was young and quiet. Just luck of the draw, but insist your guide...

Our group had a very good guide who showed us a lot and explained everything. Our friends guide was not nearly as good, she was young and quiet. Just luck of the draw, but insist your guide... more »

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By Mayur Avinash Patil

Its beautiful garden. We had guided tour who explained us various events happened in garden in history. Guided tour is recommended.

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By Kent Wang

You have to book a guided tour online through Vatican Museums, which also includes access to the museum. Excellent views of St Peter's Basilica.

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By Alex Siamantas

If you go to vatican, make sure that you book the tour of the gardens, and you won't regret it! The gardens are huge, statues decorate every little corner, and amazing landscaping will relax your eyes before you get into the museums. You will get to see St. Peter's Basilica from begind as well.

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By Aleksandar V.

Beautiful gardens worth to see on a nice sunny day. Many different types of gardens, the Italian and French ones were the best. If you are lucky, maybe the Popes will pass by.

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By Christopher Lew

GORGEOUS GARDENS! we took a guided bus tour, that went around the garden and explained various works and architectural/gardening styles. There is so much history here at the Vatican, and each walkway and road and building and tree seems to have a story. Listening to the audio guide brought life to these beautiful gardens, and I felt like I was being taken through time to different points in time for even the most mundane activities, like a pope liked to walk along this trail after lunch. It very humanizing, and it’s stuff like that I love.

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