Via della Conciliazione

The Via della Conciliazione, in Rome

The Via della Conciliazione is the great avenue that links Castel Sant'Angelo to St Peter's Square. The Rome audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this majestic way, opened in the twentieth century, which offers a grandiose perspective over the basilica and the Vatican.

The way of the Reconciliation towards St Peter's

Here you take the famous Via della Conciliazione, the street of the Reconciliation. This great straight line that links Castel Sant'Angelo to St Peter's Square is one of the most solemn avenues of Rome. Its name commemorates the reconciliation between the Italian State and the papacy, sealed in the twentieth century by the accords that created the State of the Vatican City and put an end to a long dispute born of the unification of Italy. To mark the event, this wide way was opened through a former dense quarter, in order to offer a clear and grandiose perspective over St Peter's Basilica, whose dome appears majestically at the end of the avenue. Lined with regular buildings and lampposts in the form of obelisks, the street prepares and magnifies the arrival towards the heart of Christianity. Taken each year by millions of pilgrims and visitors come from all over the world, it constitutes the most prestigious access to the Vatican. A majestic avenue and a gate of the Vatican, the Via della Conciliazione is a must-see stop of the discovery of Rome.

What to see

Here you take the great straight avenue that links Castel Sant'Angelo to St Peter's Square, whose name commemorates the reconciliation between the Italian State and the papacy in the twentieth century, opened to offer a grandiose perspective over St Peter's Basilica whose dome appears at the end, lined with lampposts in the form of obelisks, the most prestigious access to the Vatican. The Via della Conciliazione is the gate of the Vatican. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Via della Conciliazione links Castel Sant'Angelo to St Peter's Square, in Rome, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public avenue. The perspective over the dome of St Peter's is particularly beautiful, especially in the light of the end of the day.

What does the Via della Conciliazione commemorate in Rome?

The reconciliation between the Italian State and the papacy, sealed in the twentieth century by the accords that created the State of the Vatican City; this great avenue, opened to offer a grandiose perspective over St Peter's Basilica, links Castel Sant'Angelo to St Peter's Square.

Where is the Via della Conciliazione in Rome?

Between Castel Sant'Angelo and St Peter's Square, in Rome, in Italy.