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HOW TO GET FROM ROME TO VATICAN CITY

This border crossing was going to be a walk in the park for me. It was my 64th nation and the 3rd time I had ever crossed a countries border on foot.

1) Be in Rome

Look! Fly in, take the bus in, take the train in, or even sail in from ROME HARBOR. You got to be in Rome to make this happen

2) Buy an All Day Metro Ticket
 Your going to be using the Metro QUIET allot in Rome. For only 7 Euros you can take all the Metro Trains around Rome 
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3)Get on the LINE A of the Rome Metro. Make sure you get on the train that goes towards Battistini station as thats the end of the line.

4) get off the Metro Train at Ottaviano. On all Metro trains it should say Ottaviano- San Pietro – Musei Vaticani. Its just saying that the Vatican Museum isn't far from this stop.
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5)You need to find your way to the Spanish Steps. Once you walk up those steps you will be able to see the famous WALLS of the Vatican.

6) In a short walking distance you will see the famous entry to the Vatican Museum. There will be a long line of people to get in. Unless you want to wait hours in line to get in (and you just want to say you have been inside the Vatican City) I would suggest you keep walking.
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No I am not paying 16 Euros to get into that Museum!
7) Not far from St. Peters Square is another border crossing between Italy and the Vatican. This one is guarded by the Swiss Guards. You can clearly see the difference of the tiles when you look between the border. Don't use this crossing as its only for people who work in the Vatican! I mean you could walk through, but because there were SWISS GUARDS I didn't want to muck with them!
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Instead I went through this archway and this was where I marked my 64th nation of The Vatican City
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My left Foot in Italy, my right foot in Vatican City.
To make a ground statement let me just say there are NO PASSPORT checks on the way inside. You won't get a special stamp like you get in San Marino, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg or Monaco, nor will you go through a stupid customs check! The only way in and out of the Vatican is through Italy. So if you don't require a visa for Schengen , or you have got a Schengen visa

ABOUT OVERLAND METALHEAD

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HI EVERYONE!

I'm Martin Anthony AKA the Overland Metalhead!

I'm a British Metalhead (Born in Sydney) who enjoys the way of overlanding.


 I have been travelling solo since April 2010 when I spent 6 weeks in North America. Since then I have visited 72 nations and 100+ cities.

I have lived in Sydney, New York, Birmingham, Melbourne, London and Stockholm!

I have visited Parliament Haus in Port Moresby , spent a week on the Trans Siberian Railway,  visited Commonwealth War Graves around the world, met Joanna Lumley in Melbourne, swapped a European phrasebook for a Jackie Collins novel in Bangkok and I travelled 15,000km from Vladivostok to London without flying

I am the proud Author of "Journal of a Metalhead" Vol I & II that are out now 



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