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Castel Gandolfo: Palace Ticket and Gardens Minibus Tour

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Castel Gandolfo: Palace Ticket and Gardens Minibus Tour

Distributor:GetYourGuide Tours & Tickets GmbH
4  / 5
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From US$ 15.98 per person

Enjoy an audio-guided visit to the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s former summer residence. Take the option to include a 45-minute tour of the Barberini Gardens on a minibus.

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This activity is non-refundable
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Audio guide included
Italian, English, Spanish, German, French, Russian

Experience

Highlights
  • Discover the Pope's palatial summer retreat at your own pace
  • Enjoy an multilingual audio tour of the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo
  • Opt to admire the Barberini Gardens on a 45-minute minibus tour
  • Learn why it's the Second Vatican about five hundred years of Papal history
  • See a huge collection of relics, artworks, and treasures used by different Popes
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Explore the Papal Palace at your own pace with a multilingual audio guide. Admire the architecture, learn its history, and discover its many collections of art, relics, and more. Extend your visit with a minibus tour of the Barberini Gardens and admire the intricate displays.

Once you arrive at the Castle doors, pick up your audio guide and begin your walk through the palace. Gaze at the many treasures, from uniforms and relics to artworks and furniture.

Learn the interesting history of the Pontifical Residence, commonly known as the Second Vatican. Designed by the Swiss-Italian architect Carlo Maderno for Pope Urban VIII, and it has served as a summer retreat for various popes since the 17th century.

Don't forget to pay your respects to the sedan chair of Pope Pius IX, and the BMW used by Pope John Paul II, before taking the option to visit the Barberini Gardens on a 45-minute minibus tour.

The gardens offer views of intricately designed shrubbery and unique fountains, the perfect finisher to the palace experience.

Includes
  • Apostolic Palace entrance ticket with audioguide
  • Minibus Gardens tour (if option selected)
  • Guided tour
  • Lunch and drinks
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  • Wheelchair users

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Enter Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo to collect your audio guide and start your tour.

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Our pick-up point was changed without notice but we headed up the hill a short way to the “Castle,” it’s a large building with an observatory on top. The fellow at security told us to enter and show our printed tickets inside. (Original directions were to meet a guide outside a home a few blocks downhill from the location) The garden tour was beautiful though we wish there was an opportunity to step out and take pictures of the beautiful vistas… instead we had to snap pictures from a moving vehicle. It did pause a few times for photos though. The Papal apartments were interesting as well as the main exhibition of Papal portraits. An elevator is available and wheelchair for those with mobility issues. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND you add a few hours to the end of the trip to visit the town and explore the tiny shops and restaurants. Bucci restaurant was delicious with amazing views of the lake and surroundings… don’t expect fast meals in Italy. They are slow affair to enjoy!

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June 9, 2023

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The actual address for the meeting point is on Corso Della Reppublica, Castel Gandolfo (if you taxi over there). The gardens are exquisite, pristine, beautiful in the winter month I traveled and so must be superbly beautiful in the summer when it’s in bloom. It reminded me of the French Versailles royal gardens. Well maintained. And an enjoyable drive through them stopping to take photos. The Castel itself is also beautiful on the inside and well worth the visit. You get a headset with the tour.

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January 21, 2023

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Popes summer palace tour and minibus tour of gardens was great. What was not great is gettourguide gps coordinates took us on 15 minute walk away from palace and then we got turned back to palace by security. I even contacted gettoyrguide as walking away feom palace did not make sense but getyourguide confirmed gps and that starting point was not at palace - they were wrong - go to palace ticket office and you you do palace tour and start garden tour both at palace and all tickets and audio guides are handles there too.

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