Townhouse accommodation with free breakfast near vatican city near st peters la cupola del vaticano is a welcoming 6 room townhouse in a historic roman palazzo 10 minutes from st peters and the vatican the ottaviano metro station is 3 blocks away explore vatican city vatican city alone is home to several must visit sights in rome take advantage of being so near and head there early you can spend a day or more exploring the vatican museums gazing at the sistine chapel and touring