Many will remember the sunset helicopter ride Pope Emeritus Benedict made on the evening of his resignation, from the Vatican to the Pontifical Villas in Castel Gandolfo. Now tourists can make that same journey by train.
The Vatican Museums have announced a new tour which includes in the €40 fee a trip from the Vatican City train station to Albano Laziale, about 25 kilometres from Rome, and on to Castel Gandolfo.
This will be the first time the Vatican station has offered a regular pas
10 September 2015, The Tablet
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