The additional entrance will offer access to less well-known parts of the fascinating and sprawling complex, including to the Ethnological Museum, which houses 80,000 objects and works of art.

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The new entrance is part of a broader effort to ensure that all those who come to visit the Vatican are able to get in.

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About 25,000 people visit the Vatican each day, and the wait in line can sometimes last hours, with some people being turned away. To help ease the crunch, a second entrance is now under ...

For the first time, the Vatican Museums network in Italy will grant direct public access to an ancient underground burial site beneath the city through a new designated entrance.