What are the costs involved in seeing the museums and the basilica?
A. St. Peter’s asilica, like all the other churches of Rome, is free of charge every day of the year. The Treasury inside the basilica (an interesting collection of artifacts from the early history of the church) has an entry fee of 5 euro. A ticket for the Vatican museums, which automatically includes access to the Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms, tapestries, paintings gallery and the rest of the art collection open to the public, costs 10 euro for adults and 7 euro for students under 26 (with I.D.). Be aware that the Vatican accepts only currency, and it must be in euros. There is a currency exchange in the entry lobby to the museums and several in the immediate vicinity of Vatican City (see map) though you’ll probably get a better exchange rate at your hotel.
