Plugs and voltage
Vatican City uses Types C, F and L sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
€ Euro EUR
| 1 USD | 0.8951 EUR |
|---|---|
| 1 GBP | 1.20 EUR |
| 1 JPY | 0.005692 EUR |
| 1 AUD | 0.6288 EUR |
Language
- Italiande facto official82%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Vatican City is on UTC+1 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).
Driving
Traffic in Vatican City drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
29 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- All Souls' Day
December 2026
- Immaculate Conception
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Saint Stephen's Day
- Saint John the Evangelist's Day
- Last Day of the Year
January 2027
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- Epiphany
February 2027
- Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City
March 2027
- Saint Joseph's Day
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- Easter Tuesday
May 2027
- Saint Joseph the Worker's Day
- Ascension Day
- Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father
- Solemnity of Pentecost
- Solemnity of Holy Trinity
- Corpus Domini
June 2027
- Saints Peter and Paul's Day
August 2027
- Day Before Assumption of Mary
- Assumption of Mary Day
- Day After Assumption of Mary
September 2027
- Name Day of the Holy Father
November 2027
- All Saints' Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
No separate advisory; covered by the advisory for Italy: Level 2 Exercise increased caution.
Read it. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Italy.
Covered by the FCDO's advice for Italy.
Updated 2026-10-29. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +379
- Internet domain
- .va
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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