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We will be visiting Vatican, Colloseum, Panteon and other places while in Rome. Is picture and video taking allowed in any of these places?
Yes! If you do visit the Vatican Museums I found it best to take your pictures and videos with your back up against a wall or close to a sculpture so that you will not be jostled by all the people who will be passing. Take your time with photos and pan slowly with your videos. Also don't use very much zoom with your videos and if you do zoom slowly.
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I believe the Sistine Chapel is the only place that photography is not allowed. Your biggest challenge will be getting decent angles for your pictures. There's often just not enough room to move back far enough to fit everything in!
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You are correct! The Sistine Chapel does not allow photography or videos, although you do see quick phone camera shots. Best bet to take in the Sistine Chapel is to get an audio recording of what you are looking at and grab a seat on the side when one becomes available. It is not very light in The Sistine Chapel and not easy to read guides. I saw a number of people trying to do this with little lights and they were struggling to see.
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If Galleria Borghese is on your list, that one doesn't allow photography of any kind. If you are visiting the churches, most of them will allow photography but not flash, and some have specific chapels/shrines you're not allowed to photograph/film. As I recall, the Vatican Museums (aside from a no-photo rule in the Sistine) does not allow flash. Signs will be clearly posted at the door each place listing their banned activities.
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Vatican Museums: "Photography Works of art and surroundings may be photographed. Permission must be given by the Management of the Museum for the use of tripods and other professional equipment. It is forbidden to use flashlight photography inside the Museums. No photography or filming is permitted in the Sistine Chapel. The surveillance is authorized to collect any kind of photography made inside the Sistine Chapel. " mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/z-I... This prohibition against using tripods and other "professional equipment" can be found almost everywhere, because they will want licensing fees from professionals. One extreme example of is the Eiffel Tower in Paris - you can't legally take photos of the tower lit at night without permission. Really. See eiffel-tower.com/the-eiffel-... Of course, they aren't going to stop YOU from doing so, but they sure will notice such photos in books and professional collections and sue for their licensing fees... Bill
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Colloseum and Pantheon, no problems. Click away. Vatican Museum also Yes. Sistine Chapel, No. But try to do it. Everybody does it, ESP. In the late evening. St. Peter's Basalica, again yes. Click away. Other places in Rome, observe the signage. For example, in the catacombs, a strict NO.
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