Dress Code
Vatican Dress Code Information
Vatican has recently made the dress code rules less rigid, however some basic rules still apply:
- during your tour of Vatican: dress comfortably and remember that ladies should have their arms and knees covered. No shorts for ladies or gentlemen but bermudas and Capri trousers are ok
- during your tour of Vatican Gardens: smart casual, no shorts for ladies or gentlemen but Capri trousers is ok
- during general audience at St Peter's Square: smart casual, no shorts for gentlemen
- during the Papal Mass:
- at St Peters Square: smart casual,
- at St Peter's Basilica: smart casual or formal