St Peter's Basilica
- Bare chests and backs, shorts and flip-flops are banned in the basilica
- don't use flash during mass or cross in front of clergy
- don't trust 'skip-the-line' touts around the square.
Etiquette & taboos
Etiquette & taboos
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Vatican City
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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
- Absolutely no photography inside the Sistine Chapel (including surreptitious phone shots) — if caught you will be asked to delete the photos and leave
- do not lean or sit on gallery railings and statue bases, and do not touch frescoes or tapestries
- do not bring water bottles or food into the galleries to eat
- eating and drinking are permitted only in the designated catering areas