Spiral Staircase at Vatican Museum, Rome, Italy
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Italy Spiral Staircase at Vatican Museum, Rome

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Beautiful spiral staircase inside the Vatican Museum inside Vatican City near Rome in Italy. This Staircase is right opposite the entrance staircase, which is something many people don't notice at first. I ran through the whole place and it was right in front of me.

Photography Tips

Try to go early in the morning or later in the afternoon as it can be very crowded, especially in the summertime. No tripod and no flash, but you can maybe get away with a gorillapod. For the inside photography go on a sunny day to maximise your light. Paying for a tour guide can save a lot of time from waiting in line, but then you would have no time to find your best shot and compose. If you go before 9, the line would be smaller and the tour guide cheaper.

Travel Information

You will have to pay the entrance fee to enter this place which is located at the end of the tour.
Spot Type Indoor
Crowd Factor A decent amount of people
Best Timing All timings are equally good
Sunrise & Sunset 06:01 - 18:30 | current local time: 13:24
Photo Themes Architecture Art Beach City City landscape cityscape fresco inside building museum Staircase Steppe vatican
Locations Rome Vatican City St. Peters Basilica Vatican Museum Vatican Garden

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Spot Comments (12)

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Patrick Malone
Patrick Malone 3 days ago , edited
This is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, very well rendered, but not part of the Vatican Museums. I am referring to three of the photos in this spot. suggest they be put into different 'spots'.
Shyjith Onden Cheriyath
Shyjith Onden Cheriyath 22.08.2023
Hi, this area I open to public? is it free entry?
Shyjith Onden Cheriyath
Shyjith Onden Cheriyath 22.08.2023
hi. is it free entry or need to book?
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar 09.03.2020
Nice shot...
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar 21.10.2019
Excellent shot!
Nicolas Hoizey
Nicolas Hoizey 11.07.2017
Good catch! I went there in May, and it was really crowded in the afternoon, I couldn't get any photo without at least 10 people on it.
Manuel Becker Team
Manuel Becker 11.07.2017
Yeah and without a tripod it's nearly impossible to take multiple shots and merge them together... so it's definitely a good advice to go there early.
Nicolas Hoizey
Nicolas Hoizey 11.07.2017
Indeed. I tried to get several shots, but they are not strictly aligned, and my Photoshop skills are really not enough to fix it! ;-) And as Peter said, tripods are not allowed anyway.
Cesar Virella
Cesar Virella 11.07.2017
We went very early in the morning and despite that, it was very challenging to get this shot without anyone on it! It was hand held without tripod. I took it with 20mm lens F1.8 ISO200 1/400 sec in RAW format.
Manuel Becker Team
Manuel Becker 11.07.2017
Oh, it's so dark in there? I didn't know that. Great point though to somehow take care of this.
Peter Iliev
Peter Iliev 11.07.2017
What a great place. Nowadays this is actually the exit of the museum that is used by people who want to leave and go outside. Most of the people prefer to take the route to the Basilica San Pietro, so this exit is rarely used even when the museum is crowded. Still, try to get there as early as possible. Tripods are not allowed, but they are also useless, because you need to lean over the railing to shoot down. Wait for clouds to cover the sun so the light becomes softer and go for it. On the website of the museum they say that tripods and photography stands should be locked in a special place and wait for the owner to come back when they are returned, but I went inside with my tripod and nobody stopped me. I took my tripod inside, but did not end up using it as mentioned above.
Manuel Becker Team
Manuel Becker 11.07.2017
Great details! I've been there a few years ago, but I was too late and the entrace time to the museum was already over and it was pretty early, so this is something you should concider too, but I guess the best advice is to visit it as early as possible and start with the exit ;-)

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