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I am going to Rome for a pilgremage and my dream is to meet our pope--Benedict XVI, my dates there will be from Feb. 11th to 23rd, any suggestion for me that my dream may become true?
The cupola (the dome on top of the Basilica) is open 08:00 - 17:00 up through March 31st, and 08:00-18:00 thereafter.... more
Times change indeed. There has been airport-style security in place since my very first visit in, I think, 2003. On... more
Ah well, in the good old days we didn't have to go through security to get into St. Peter's either. Sigh . . . more
Sally, not all of the guards will let you do that. I've read about a fair amount of tourists who, following Rick Steves'... more