Category Archives: the vatican

Rome – Day 3

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

Our final day in Rome and we saved the best until last. Our original plan had been to visit the Vatican museums on the first day however that plan had soon be quashed when we’d seen the length of the … Continue reading →

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[Looking Back] The Borgia Apartments, The Vatican

Posted on August 9, 2013 by

Due to a bit of writers block I thought I would share a post I did a while ago, all about my trip to the Borgia apartments at the Vatican. The Disputation of St Catherine – Pinturicchio After Rodrigo Borgia … Continue reading →

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The Borgia Apartments In The Vatican

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

The Disputation of St Catherine – Pinturicchio After Rodrigo Borgia became Pope in 1492, he planned a whole new set of rooms for his personal use. These rooms still exist today, and in them survive a fascinating insight into the … Continue reading →

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