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Attraction · Vatican City · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Belvedere Courtyard in Vatican City

Belvedere Courtyard is an attraction in Vatican City. This place has a story in the app. 6 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a water point, a public toilet and a bench.

Belvedere Courtyard in Vatican City
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Photo: Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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The story

Story · Belvedere Courtyard

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You're standing at the Cortile del Belvedere, the long courtyard linking the Vatican Palace with the Villa Belvedere further up the hill. Today you're really looking at two courtyards. But once this was one single space, and one of the great designs of the High Renaissance.

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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Belvedere Courtyard in Vatican City
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Facilities near Belvedere Courtyard

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 6 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Vatican Museums
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Vatican Museums · 90 m

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Photo: user:Lalupa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Sistine Chapel
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Sistine Chapel · 130 m

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Photo: Antoine Taveneaux · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Saint Peter's Basilica
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Saint Peter's Basilica · 230 m

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Photo: Alvesgaspar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Saint Peter's Square
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Saint Peter's Square · 300 m

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Photo: Diliff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Piazza Navona
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Piazza Navona · 1.6 km

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Photo: Paolo Monti · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Apostolic PalaceAttraction · 110 m away
  2. 2Castle of the Holy AngelAttraction · 970 m away
  3. 3Ponte Sant'AngeloAttraction · 1 km away
  4. 4Villa FarnesinaAttraction · 1.6 km away
  5. 5Fountain of the Four RiversAttraction · 1.6 km away
  6. 6Palazzo FarneseAttraction · 1.7 km away
  7. 7Ara Pacis AugustaeAttraction · 1.7 km away
  8. 8Teatro di PompeoArchaeological site · 1.9 km away
  9. 9PantheonAttraction · 1.9 km away
  10. 10Church of San Pietro in MontorioAttraction · 2 km away
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