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It's Easier Than Ever to Get Banned from the Vatican

In addition to the recent news that tourists and their sweatiness and general humanity are ruining Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, comes the report from Italian news agency ANSA tourists have also flouted the dress code rules of Vatican City so much that the seat of the Catholic Church has had to crack down on it over this summer.

The enforcement began around July, when Swiss Guards commenced stopping individual tourists as they attempted to enter St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro). Says ANSA of what then transpired:

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A New Hope on the Pope Circuit

Want the full Pope experience, but worried about taking the tour of the Vatican with a bunch of other people who see images of the Virgin Mary in their grilled cheese sandwiches? Then look no further than Vatican Art Walks. Their strict no-yardstick across the knuckles policy means they are Jaunted's favorite Vatican tour company.

Art Walk mastermind Scot (so cool his name only has one "t") will take you and a small group on a tour of the Vatican, focusing primarily on the famous art inside. The tour is informative yet conversational in tone, and are only scheduled during off-hours at the Vatican, which means you won't ever be with crowds big enough to make you hyperventilate. Plus, you might even learn something. How else would we have learned that there is a statue of Bill Clinton at the Vatican?