{"id":21292,"date":"2024-06-05T04:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T03:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=21292"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:29:14","slug":"facts-about-vatican-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/facts-about-vatican-city","title":{"rendered":"10 Fascinating Facts About Vatican City: The World’s Smallest State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question: What is the<\/strong> most mysterious country on the planet,<\/strong> a place where you don\u2019t need a passport or visa to enter, a nation that hires soldiers from another country to protect it, a country that has a population of around 800, it\u2019s only national dishes could be summed up as a small, circular piece of unleavened bread and a sip of red wine, and whose head of state leads the country until he (and it\u2019s always a <\/span>he<\/span><\/i>) dies?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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St. Peter\u2019s Square from above, where Bernini\u2019s grand colonnades embrace the heart of Vatican City against the vast backdrop of Rome.<\/p><\/div>\n

If your answer is the Vatican\u2014ding, ding, ding\u2014congratulations, you win a delicious dinner for one of a piece of unleavened bread and a sip of red wine! <\/span><\/p>\n

All kidding aside, although one of the most unique countries in the world, there are still a few facts about Vatican City that few people know.<\/strong> It\u2019s also very nebulous and mysterious. Books have been penned, movies have been produced, and academic papers have been written in an attempt to penetrate the walls of this tiny 121-acre nation-state, but they\u2019ve only served to make it even more enigmatic and intriguing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you want a closer look, even an insider\u2019s view of this mysterious nation, it\u2019s a great idea to <\/span>take a guided tour of the Vatican<\/strong>.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With all that in mind, here are 10 mind-blowing facts about Vatican City<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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