What are some of the things prohibited in the Vatican City?

Of the top of my head, for tourists - 1. Skirts or shorts or any clothing that leaves the legs or shoulders bare is prohibited in St. Peter's Square and Basilica and inside the Sistine Chapel. read more

1. Skirts or shorts or any clothing that leaves the legs or shoulders bare is prohibited in St. Peter's Square and Basilica and inside the Sistine Chapel. This is actually prohibited in most churches in Rome and Vatican City. 2. Flash photography in some areas 3. Any photography or videography in the Sistine Chapel 4. read more

The value of its contents makes the Vatican Library the richest in the world, with 7,000 incunabula (printed before 1501), 25,000 medieval hand-written books, and 80,000 manuscripts that have been collected since the library's founding in 1450. read more

1. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. Encircled by a 2-mile border with Italy, Vatican City is an independent city-state that covers just over 100 acres, making it one-eighth the size of New York’s Central Park. Vatican City is governed as an absolute monarchy with the pope at its head. read more