Vatican City (AFP) – It’s still dark outside when Gianni Crea pushes open the imposing entrance door to the Vatican Museums, a heavy ring of keys in his hand. Soon he is moving through the deserted corridors to open the doors of some of the most visited galleries in the world, containing masterpieces by Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci or Caravaggio.
Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history
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