Can Italians visit the Vatican?

Vatican City is only accessible via Italy.
There is no tourist accommodation in Vatican City so it is not possible to stay overnight as a tourist. Instead, travellers visit Vatican City whilst staying in Rome or elsewhere in Italy.
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Do Italians need visa for Vatican?

You do not need a visa to enter the Vatican. While Italy is a part of the Schengen Area Agreement, the Vatican City is not, but since there are such loose (often non-existent) borders, people consider that the Vatican is a de facto Schengen Area state.
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Can anyone enter the Vatican?

Vatican City welcomes tourists year-round for exploration, but be warned: The Vatican's attractions draw around 6 million people each year, so expect lots of crowds. To help you decide which of the Vatican's attractions are worth seeing, consider these tips from travel experts and your fellow visitors.
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Can Italian police enter the Vatican?

Cooperation with the Italian government

In accordance with article 3 of the 1929 Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy, St. Peter's Square, although part of the Vatican City State, is normally patrolled by the Italian police, up to but not including the steps leading to the basilica.
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Does the Vatican have open borders?

Although not a member of either the European Union or the European Economic Area, the Vatican City maintains an open border with Italy and is treated as part of the Schengen Area.
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Has anyone been born in Vatican City?

No one is born in the Vatican State

Unlike most other countries in the world, citizenship in Vatican City isn't solely provided to people that are born in the country. As there are no hospitals in the Vatican State, virtually no one is born in there.
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Can I immigrate to Vatican City?

Cardinals who live in Vatican City or Rome, as well as diplomats of the Holy See, are also considered citizens. And technically, no-one can be born in the Vatican as there are no hospitals! For those who wish to move to the Vatican must have their citizenship approved by the Pope, or papal authority.
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Is murder legal in the Vatican?

Thankfully, most of the crimes within the Vatican are petty crimes, like pick-pocketing, that target tourists and are committed by outsiders. There's only been one murder case in Vatican history — a 1999 case in which a Swiss guardsman shot and killed his commander and his commander's wife before killing himself.
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Does the pope have a salary?

The pope will not be affected by the cuts, because he does not receive a salary. “As an absolute monarch, he has everything at his disposal and nothing at his disposal,” Mr. Muolo said. “He doesn't need an income, because he has everything that he needs.”
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Why is Vatican guarded by Swiss Guards?

Swiss Guards, Italian Guardia Svizzera, corps of Swiss soldiers responsible for the safety of the pope. Often called “the world's smallest army,” they serve as personal escorts to the pontiff and as watchmen for Vatican City and the pontifical villa of Castel Gandolfo.
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Does Pope need a passport?

The head of the Catholic Church has asked his birth country of Argentina to renew his travel documents so he can travel as a regular Argentine rather than as a privileged citizen of the Vatican City, the country's interior and transportation ministry said on Monday.
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Can you wear shorts in the Vatican?

The Dress Code in the Vatican City

Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica. Its basic code is for both men and women both need to cover their knees and upper arms. They prohibit wearing shorts or skirts above the knee, sleeveless tops, and low-cut shirts.
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Do you need a passport to go from Italy to Vatican City?

So, do you need a passport to go to Vatican City? In short, no. The Vatican City has no airport and no sea borders, so the only way to enter is from Italy. The Vatican has an open-border policy with Italy (quite literally – it's almost impossible to tell exactly where one ends and the other begins!)
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Why isn't the Vatican in the EU?

The Vatican City (the smallest state in the world) is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, and as such does not have the democratic credentials to join the EU (Art. 49 TEU) and is unlikely to attain them given its unique status. Additionally its economy is also of a unique non-commercial nature.
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Is Vatican City apart of EU?

Vatican City in the EU and the Schengen Area

As mentioned before, Vatican City is not part of the EU and is not a member of the Schengen Area. However, the Vatican is a unique city-state located within Rome, the capital of Italy.
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Does the Pope smoke?

Pope Francis, who had a lung removed as a teenager, does not smoke.
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Who owns the Vatican?

The Holy See is the organization that owns the Vatican, i.e. the smallest independent city-state in the world. They print their own passports, have their own media, and even maintain their own mail service, all for a population numbering no more than 1,000 people.
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Does the Vatican have secret police?

The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the gendarmerie, or police and security force, of Vatican City and the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See.
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What is the Vatican hiding?

The Vatican Secret Archives includes state papers, correspondence, account books, and many other documents that the church has accrued over the centuries. Under the orders of Pope Paul V, the Secret Archive was separated from the Vatican Library in the 17th century.
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Are there secrets in the Vatican?

The Secret Archives also hold an extremely secretive document: the minutes of the trials against the Knights Templar. Known as the Chinon Parchment, it's the size of a dining room table, and it documents the trials of the Roman Catholic military order for things like blasphemous behavior and heresy during the Crusades.
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How powerful is the Vatican passport?

Altogether, Vatican City passport holders can enter a total of 157 destinations—either without a visa, through a visa on arrival, or via an eTA. As a result, the Vatican City passport ranks 26 in the world.
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Which country is the most difficult to get citizenship?

The most difficult countries to obtain citizenship include Vatican City, Liechtenstein, Bhutan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Switzerland, China, and North Korea. If you have ever submitted an application for citizenship, you will know just how difficult the process can be.
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