The Vatican is silently working on opening a bistro on the terrace at the top of Saint Peter’s Basilica, ‘Il Messaggero’ reported on Thursday.
The Rome-based daily said the eatery would be housed an existing structure on the terrace, near to the statues of the apostles, which was previously used for the materials of basilica employees. It said the Vatican had wanted to open the bistro in time for last year’s Jubilee but this had not been possible because of technical issues. It said the material to set up the structure as a bistro had been delivered and work had started and speculated that the venue could open before the end of the year.