Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo
The Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo, or the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo from its Italian name Palazzo Apostolico di Castel Gandolfo, is a 135-acre complex of buildings in a garden setting in the city of Castel Gandolfo, Italy, including the principal 17th-century villa, an observatory and a farmhouse with 75 acres of farmland.Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Gugganij, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Collegiata di San Tommaso
Church
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Collegiata di San Tommaso is a church.
Castel Gandolfo railway halt
Railway stop
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Castel Gandolfo railway halt is a railway stop situated 160 metres east of Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo.
Lake Albano
Lake
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Lake Albano is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, 20 km southeast of Rome. Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the lake, is the site of the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo.
Localities in the Area
Castel Gandolfo
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Castel Gandolfo is a city in the province of Rome. It is in the area southeast of Rome known as the Castelli Romani and is mainly known as the summer residence of the Pope.
Albano Laziale
Town
Albano Laziale is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, on the Alban Hills, in the Italian region of Lazio. Rome is 25 kilometres distant.
Marino
Town
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Marino is an Italian city and comune in Lazio, on the Alban Hills, Italy, 21 kilometres southeast of Rome, with a population of 37,684 and a territory of 26.10 square kilometres. Marino is situated 2½ km north of Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo.
Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo
- Type: Palace
- Description: 17th-century papal palace in the city of Castel Gandolfo, Italy
- Categories: palace of the Popes, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.74722° or 41° 44' 50" northLongitude
12.65036° or 12° 39' 1" eastElevation
441 metres (1,447 feet)Open Location Code
8FHJPMW2+V4GeoNames ID
10402537Wikidata ID
Q2739100Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Basque: Castel Gandolfoko jauregia
- Belarusian: Папскі палац Кастэль-Гандольфа
- Catalan: Palau de Castel Gandolfo
- Chinese: 冈多菲堡教皇宫
- Chinese: 岡道爾夫堡教宗別墅
- Czech: Papežský palác v Castel Gandolfu
- Czech: Pontifikální palác v Castel Gandolfu
- Dutch: Castel Gandolfo
- Dutch: Pauselijke zomerresidentie Castel Gandolfo
- English: Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo
- English: Castel Gandolfo
- English: Palace of Castel Gandolfo
- English: Palazzo Apostolico di Castel Gandolfo
- Esperanto: Kastelo Gandolfo
- French: Palais des papes de Castel Gandolfo
- French: palais des papes de Castel Gandolfo
- German: Päpstlicher Palast in Castel Gandolfo
- Hebrew: אחוזת האפיפיור בקסטל גנדולפו
- Hungarian: pápai palota, Castel Gandolfo
- Indonesian: Istana Kepausan Castel Gandolfo
- Italian: Castel Gandolfo
- Italian: Palazzo Pontificio
- Italian: Palazzo Pontificio di Castel Gandolfo
- Japanese: ガンドルフォ城
- Russian: Папский дворец Кастель-Гандольфо
- Slovak: Pápežský palác v Castel Gandolfo
- Slovenian: Papeška palača Castel Gandolfo
- Slovenian: papeška palača Castel Gandolfo
- Spanish: Palacio de Castel Gandolfo
- Spanish: Palacio de Castelgandolfo
- Tagalog: Palasyo ng Castel Gandolfo
In the Area
Localities
- Alba LongaDestroyed locality
- Santo SpiritoLocality
- Monte SavelloNeighbourhood, 3 km southwest
- AricciaTown, 3½ km southeast
- Castel De PaolisHamlet, 3½ km north
- FrattocchieSuburb, 3½ km northwest
Other Places
- LasteiHotel, 180 metres south
- Hotel Castel VecchioHotel, 780 metres southeast
- La Culla Del LagoHotel, 1½ km northeast
- Colle PicchioniVineyard
- Istituto Leonardo MurialdoChurch, 2 km southeast
- Duomo di San Pancrazio MartireChurch, 2 km south
Popular Destinations in Rome
Escape to a Random Place
Discover the heritage site Casa da Coutada in Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal and Alzey Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo. Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.