Included on the Angels and Demons tour of Rome and The Vatican is the The Path of Illumination and other locations featured in the book and film. In the story, different statues on the Path of Illumination (created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini) represent different clues meant to lead Robert Langdon and Vittoria Vetra to the last remaining Illuminati member, before he destroys The Vatican.

• Santa Maria del Popolo
• St Peter's Square
• Santa Maria della Vittoria
• Fountain of the Four Rivers

• Castel Sant'Angelo
• Passetto di Borgo
• Sistine Chapel

Harvard professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) discovers the existence of an ancient society called the Illuminati. He sets out to find them using the Path of Illumination before The Vatican is destroyed while in conclave to elect a new pope. Langdon is aided in his quest by the granddaughter of a slain physicist (Ayelet Zurer).

• Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon
• Ewan McGregor as Carlo Ventresca
• Ayelet Zurer as Vittoria Vetra
• Pierfrancesco Favino as Commander Olivetti
• Stellan Skarsgård as Richter
• David Pasquesi as Vincenzi
• Cosimo Fusco as Father Simeon
• Allen Dula as a Vatican Policeman