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🇻🇦 SafeIs Vatican City Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Vatican City
Travel verdict: Vatican City is very safe, with the same risks as central Rome: watch for pickpockets and book tickets only through official sites. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- Pickpocketing in St. Peter's Square and on crowded buses and metro lines to the Vatican
- Long lines and heat in summer
- Ticket touts and fake guides outside the entrances
Travel Verdict: Vatican City is very safe, with the same risks as central Rome: watch for pickpockets and book tickets only through official sites.
Watch bags in crowds; buy tickets only on the official Vatican Museums site
Excellent healthcare in Rome
Euro; cards widely accepted
Emergency: 112
Latest for Vatican City
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