Pope’s summer residence – Castel Gandolfo
Pope’s summer residence – Castel Gandolfo
Enjoy at your own pace the visit of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo.
Castel Gandolfo is famous to host the 17th-century Papal Palace. It has served for centuries as a summer residence and vacation retreat for the Pope, the leader of the Catholic Church. Although situated within the castle, the residence is afforded extraterritorial status as one of the properties of the Vatican.
Included
- Guided tour
- Tickets
- Tax
Excluded
- Tips
- Transportation
Tour Info
- Castel Gandolfo Palace
- Castel Gandolfo Sicret Garden
- Piazza del Risorgimento, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
- Vatican City has a strict dress code. Entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel is permitted only to appropriately dressed visitors, knees and shoulders need to be covered.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller not accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- Since June 2024 it is mandatory for all bookings to contain truthful information about the identity of each customer, as on ID document. Accordiing to the article art 76 DPR445/2000, in case it is determined that the identity or any other information does not match the ID document, we are obliged to raport (under penalty) false representation to the police and the acess into the Vatican State will not be allowed.
- Due to Jubilee Year 2025, on occasion the connecting doors between Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica are closed, so the passage will be unabled to Basilica. No refunds will be issued in this case.
- Due to the long security lines the meeting time can be anticipated/posticipated to insure Your fastest entry to the Vatican state but security lines are obligatory and cannot be avoided as Vatican is a separate state and Rome Tour is not responsible for the managing of the entry.
- Vatican Museums have a strict entrance time, no late entries are allowed. Please make sure that you arrive on time! No refunds will be authorized.
- Due to the long security lines the meeting time can be anticipated/posticipated to ensure Your fastest entry to the Vatican state but security lines are obligatory and cannot be avoided as Vatican is a separate state and Rome Tour is not responsible for the managing of the entry.
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