Manners in Vatican
Learn about cultural etiquette and manners of this country
Greetings
- Handshake
- Peace greeting (Pax Domini)
Etiquette
- Wear clothing covering shoulders and knees inside basilicas
- No photography or phone calls during Mass at St. Peter's Basilica
- Photography prohibited in the Sistine Chapel
- Always follow Swiss Guard instructions
- Avoid loud conversations or running
- Eating and drinking in the square only in designated areas
- Vatican mail cannot use Italian stamps
- No flash photography inside museums
- Observe queue order at commemorative coin and stamp counters
- Use titles such as "Father" or "Monsignore" when addressing clergy