Pinacoteca

The Pinacoteca is a section of the Vatican Museums, yet it deserves its own mention because of the outstanding art it houses. The Pinacoteca comprises 16 rooms of precious art from the Middle Ages to contemporary works, despite Napoleon robbing it of many of its masterpieces. The photos, which are arranged in chronological sequence, provide an excellent overview of the evolution of Western art. Byzantine, Sienese, Umbrian, and Tuscan paintings, as well as a Giotto triptych and a Madonna and St. Nicholas of Bari by Fra Angelico, are among the works on display.

Pinacoteca is the place to be if you adore Leonardo da Vinci as much as tourists do. Admire his unfinished masterwork, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, before moving on to world-famous works by Caravaggio and Giotto.

Location: Pinacoteca, Vatican City
Time to visit Pinacoteca: This place is open from Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (last entry 4:00 pm). Every last Sunday of the month, it is open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm (last entry at 12:30 pm)