This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Vatican City
- Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
- Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
- Type LCEI 23-50Earthed
- Voltage
- 230 V
- Frequency
- 50 Hz
- Earthed sockets
- Type F, Type L
What you need, by where you are coming from
- Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
- Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
- Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
- Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
The Vatican is wired to the Italian standard: Type and Schuko sockets at 230 V.
Sockets in Vatican City are Type , and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the Italian arrangement, since the supply and the fittings come from Rome.
- Type is the three-in-line Italian socket with the earth in the middle; the common bipasso version also takes a Europlug.
- A Schuko plug fits the modern hybrid outlets and not the older narrow ones.
- British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter.
- 230 V, so only American 120 V-only equipment needs a converter.
- There is nowhere to buy an adapter inside the walls, so this is a Rome problem solved before you arrive.
- The Vatican generates some of its own power from the roof of the Nervi hall, but the sockets are ordinary Italian ones on the Roman grid.
Sources (1)
What this guide was checked against. Rules and prices change — follow the official link before you rely on a detail.
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