Best Raphael S Rooms Day Trips & Things to Do

These stunningly decorated four rooms open to the public are part of the apartment on the second floor of the Pontifical Palace in Vatican City. Pope Julius II chose this location as his residence and asked Raphael and his workshop students to design it. From 1508-1524, beautiful scenes were painted in the rooms of Constantine, Heliodorus, Segnatura and Fire in the Borgo. Seeing these Roman High Renaissance art masterpieces is a an opportunity that can't be missed. Raphael's Rooms and the Sistine Chapel make up the Vatican Museum.