Castel Gandolfo Tour: Explore Papal Summer Palace

Immerse yourself in the life of Popes with a walking tour of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo. Explore botanical wonders, visit the Papal Apartment, and enjoy a picnic lunch in the Papal Gardens.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo - Let a Vatican staff member accompany you on a walking tour of the Secret Garden
  • Pontifical Palace - Visit the Papal Apartment with audio guide to immerse yourself in 500 years of history. Wander from bedroom to private chapel, from library to study. Look at the balcony from where the Popes said the Angelus every summer Sunday.
What's Included
  • Secret Garden entry ticket
  • Papal Apartments entry ticket
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks
  • Guided tour
  • Transportation to Castel Gandolfo
  • Audioguide
Additional Information

Travel along the dreamy Italian countryside, far from the hustle and bustle of Rome. a true treasure chest of art and history. Visit the picturesque village of Castel Gandolfo, perched on the sapphire blue waters of Lake Albano, developed around the Pope’s Summer Palace.

Let a Vatican staff member accompany you on a walking tour of the Secret Garden.

Visit the Papal Apartment immerse yourself in 500 years of history. Wander from bedroom to private chapel, from library to study. Look at the balcony from where the Popes said the Angelus every summer Sunday.

Immerse yourself in this treasure chest on the outskirts of Rome. Follow in the footsteps of the Popes in the 7 rooms and summer offices inside the Palace.

  • Head to the ticketing desk inside the Villa, after passing the security check located in Piazza della Libertà 12- Castel Gandolfo.
  • No need to print the tickets: just show the tickets the Touristation Staff will send by email or whatsapp/imessage
  • ID required
Location
Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Enrico
May 26, 2024
Visit along the Via dei Laghi!! - Beautiful and interesting, excellent Stuarts and the fact that it was open to the public is extraordinary thanks to Pope Francis!!
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Climber02316187128
Sep 26, 2021
Walk in the garden! - We had visited the gardens before although today we had the walking tour which was much more magical! You have time to appreciate this amazing garden!!
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Allan_l
Jun 23, 2024
Amazing Summer Palace - The garden and they apartment was amazing and the audio commentary was fair The directions from Viator on how and where to redeem the ticket was totally inept We had to ask several people on how to access the tor ticket
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Anonymous
Jun 5, 2022
Nice tour - Very much enjoyed the palace you. The walking tour too long because we had to go as a large group. We kept stopping and waiting for others to catch up. Do the guided tour on the shuttle.
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Reem_a
May 8, 2022
okay - nothing special. we enjoyed the garden... but you could not walk in it... its in a small bus. villa was all filled with popes pictures and their stories.
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Owen_b
Oct 2, 2022
Spurious address given to... - Spurious address given to meet up with guide. Nobody showed. Had to straighten out with pontifical office on our own #-$@((&
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