{"id":4660,"date":"2006-11-13T10:48:58","date_gmt":"2006-11-13T10:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/11\/vatican-museum-changes.html"},"modified":"2006-11-13T10:48:58","modified_gmt":"2006-11-13T10:48:58","slug":"vatican-museum-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/11\/vatican-museum-changes.html","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Museum changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slowtalk.com\/groupee\/forums\/a\/tpc\/f\/862600685\/m\/3601024422\">Kind of complicated &#8211; <\/a>the Vatican Museums, are, of course, a huge draw in Rome (the Sistine Chapel being a part of it &#8211; the only way you can see the Sistine Chapel is through the Vatican Museum). The lines are generally long and the crowds pressing. The Museums have announced a change that involves only admitting tour groups until 10, at which point individual tourists will be admitted &#8211; along with a hike in the price of tickets. <a href=\"http:\/\/slowtalk.com\/groupee\/forums\/a\/tpc\/f\/862600685\/m\/3601024422\">Heated discussion at the SlowTrav board here<\/a>, with people asking the question &#8211; why not a reservations system and, you know&#8230;extend the hours (especially in the winter, when the last entrance is at 12:20, believe it or not. ) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kind of complicated &#8211; the Vatican Museums, are, of course, a huge draw in Rome (the Sistine Chapel being a part of it &#8211; the only way you can see the Sistine Chapel is through the Vatican Museum). The lines are generally long and the crowds pressing. 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