A paradise for book lovers

Another thing about Holy See you should know is that is a paradise for book lovers. If you remember all these films about the Vatican, then the main characters definitely needed to visit this state for some secret and ancient manuscript or book. This opinion created by Hollywood is partly true because the Vatican Library houses one of the world's largest book collections. It is itself part of the Vatican Museums.

The Vatican library is notable for its largest archive of texts in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Founded in 1475 by Pope Sixtus IV, the Vatican library is still used for research and is open to scholars. The library has more than 1.1 million printed books and 75,000 historical manuscripts, the oldest of which date back to the first century. With so many books, the length of all its shelves is 42 kilometers. With the collection growing by about 6,000 books each year, the library may soon need even more space.