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CASTEL GANDOLFO, A NEW EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE AT THE VATICAN OBSERVATORY

The Vatican Observatory, or Specola Vaticana, is a scientific research institute directly dependent on the Holy See. Its origins date back to the end of the 16th century, when in 1578 Pope Gregory XIII established a commission in which a predominant role was played by Fr. Cristoforo Clavio S.J., an astronomer and mathematician Jesuit of […]

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, WHEN THE POPE GIVE UP ON LUXURY

As you may know, the Castelli Romani are traditional. The porchetta, the red wine, the guanciale, and the Pope. What did you say? The Pope? Yeah, the Pope: in Castel Gandolfo, a little town garnished by Bernini which stands upon the marvelous Albano Lake, the Holy Father has spent summer vacations inside the lovely Papal […]

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