Relax on the bus journey to Castel Gandolfo, just 25km from Rome, and then visit the exclusive Papal Palace and Barberini Gardens with an audio-guided tour.Travel by comfortable bus to the charming town of Castel GandolfoVisit the recently opened Apostolic palace with an audio-guideTour the Barberini Gardens in an eco-frienly golf cart
Exclusive Pope's Summer Residence Tour - Rome
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Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Duration: 4 Hrs 30 Mins
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
9:00 AM
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Return Details :
The departure for this tour is at 8:30 am Please arrive at the meeting point at Via Cavour 224 at least 15 minutes prior the departure time.
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Cancellation Policy : This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
This unique tour begins with the most exclusive trip from Rome to the Popes Summer Residence in Castel gandolfo, including a visit to villa Barberini gardens and a visit to the apostolic Papal Palace with its breath taking view overlooking Lake albano. Only booking with our company you can have the chance to have lunch into the exclusive Papal Padiglione del riposo right in the middle of the astonishing Barberini gardens! On Saturdays you can upgrade to an afternoon 3 hours Vatican walking tour with a live speaking tour guide that starts at the Vatican museums and ends at St peters basilica.
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Itinerary:
Relax on the bus journey to Castel Gandolfo, just 25km from Rome, and then visit the exclusive Papal Palace and Barberini Gardens with an audio-guided tour. Travel by comfortable bus to the charming town of Castel GandolfoVisit the recently opened Apostolic palace with an audio-guideTour the Barberini Gardens in an eco-frienly golf cart
Inclusions
- Lunch
- Bus or minivan from the meeting point and back
- Ecological golf car available for 1 hour visit to the gardens
- Audio guide in your selected language to the Papal Palace and gardens
- Group tour (25 people maximum)
- Alcoholic Beverages
Exclusions
- Pick up and drop off from hotel
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please note - Papal palace and Gardens have security restrictions. Due to metal detectors at the entrances of most it is forbidden to bring the following:
Weapons and blunt objects (knives, long umbrellas, etc.)
Glass bottles, aerosol sprays, and alcohol
Bicycles, skates, and segways
Luggage
Pets
Please note also that - the Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica maintains a strict dress code all year-round. All visitors must have their shoulders covered and pants/skirts must come to the knee. Please wear comfortable shoes.
Individuals with Disabilities MUST NOTE it on their booking.
Traveler Reviews
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Wegen (angeblich) zu wenigen Teilnehmern wurde die Tour kurzfristig abgesagt. Eine Alternative wurde für den Tag zuvor angeboten. Das war aber wegen der Kürze der Zeit nicht realisierbar. Daher nicht empfehlenswert.
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The timing of the tour does not allow adequate time to take in the full opportunity. Pick up and ride to residence was smooth without incident. We arrived and our driver although he did not speak English tried his best to point out highlights along the route (would have been great to have English speaking driver since it was an "English" tour). He walked us out to the lake to give us a nice view of that area - it only took us about 10 minutes but that may have cut into the time for touring the residence. We started the tour and the audio handsets and kept going through the audio at a rapid pace but only had time to listen to the first 18 audio clips before we quickly realized there was no way to listen to all prior to catching the bus for the garden tours. So we started skipping large numbers of audio (18 to 21 to 26 to 32) but unfortunately did not have time to listen beyond 32 which was a shame since it was of our most recent popes information. We never got to view the sleeping quarters as we had to catch the bus for the garden tour. Garden tour was nice but again felt very rushed. Lunch was lovely and then we returned to residence but was unable to enter again to use the last 20 minutes remaining before meeting the driver. Felt like we had the opportunity to see only 2/3rds of what the experience had to offer. If we had adequate time to listen to all the audio we would rate a 5. Our suggestion would be to understand how long the audio clips are to tour the residence and allow that much time plus a buffer of 10 minutes or so before catching the bus. For example, if audio clips equal 80 minutes - allow 90 minutes prior to garden tour.
