Pontifical Villa Gardens, Castel Gandolfo Audioguid Minibus Tour
Description
Overlooking the sapphire blue and emerald green waters of Lake Albano, this stunning complex is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of Rome. Pope Urban VIII ordered the construction of a country home here. The views across the lake and of the surrounding hills are spectacular. Just recently Pope Francis opened a huge portion of these premises to the public. Enjoy the visit in the Papal Gardens by an ecological open minibus. The audioguide will fill your ears with some high-quality papal trivia as you're being driven around. Find out which pontiff installed a swimming pool, and which one laid low in Castel Gandolfo for months after handing in his resignation. Enrich your experience by adding the option of visiting the Astronomical Domes of the Papal Palace. Choose a particular combo and enjoy the complete and niche visit. Enhance your experience with a visit to the Papal Villas by minibus and a delicious porchetta sandwich and glass of wine in Castel Gandolfo.
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Itinerary
Wander around the Pontifical Villa Gardens by an open minibus with audioguide.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please present your reservation directly at the entrance to the Pontifical Villas on Via Massimo d'Azeglio (Castel Gandolfo, Italy)
- Please note that the option with the visit of the Astronomical Domes of the Papal Palace is not suitable for children under 7 years old, for safety reasons.
Reviews(10)
I find myself forced to leave only 2 stars, for a place that could be really nice. The first reason is definitely the neglect of the whole garden, so much so that with the internal shuttles they make only two stops, precisely in the most cared for places. The gardens, the real and well-kept ones are a different matter, and in Italy there are really many! I only regret that at the head of all this is the Papal States very rich (at least from what I have been told) and even if it were not so, with the money of the tickets (very expensive for what you see) you could do so much, but so much more. The second reason is that you take a quick ride, not even half an hour, with only two stops.
Gentile Cliente, La ringraziamo sinceramente per aver dedicato del tempo a condividere la sua esperienza con noi. Ci dispiace sapere che il nostro servizio non ha soddisfatto le sue aspettative e desideriamo cogliere l'opportunità per chiarire alcuni punti. Da Touristation, la soddisfazione del cliente è la nostra massima priorità e apprezziamo molto il feedback costruttivo, che ci aiuta a migliorare continuamente i nostri servizi.Siamo sempre disponibili ad assisterla. Se dovesse avere ulteriori domande o volesse fornirci ulteriori dettagli, non esiti a contattarci via email all'indirizzo info@touristation.it . Apprezziamo il suo feedback e speriamo di avere l'opportunità di servirla meglio in futuro. Cordiali saluti, Touristation Customer Service
Arrive EARLY because from where one parks to the meeting place it's a bit of a hike. Minibus tour of gardens is lovely. Many photo ops. About 3-4 stops where we exited the minibus and we're permitted @ 7 minutes to walk around. Hiccup at check-in with accepting our VIATOR tickets.
Dear Magda, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We truly value your input, as every review is an opportunity for us to improve. Your feedback inspires us to continue enhancing our services and ensuring the best possible experience for our customers. Thank you once again for your review. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Best regards, Touristation Customer Service
1 hour tour very interesting and well done, you get to see all the gardens without getting tired. Possibility to make stops and get off to take wonderful photos. I recommend it.
Gentile cliente, La ringraziamo di cuore per la sua gentile recensione! Siamo entusiasti di sapere che la sua esperienza a Roma con Touristation è stata sia divertente che stimolante. Il suo feedback è molto importante per noi! Non vediamo l'ora di accoglierla nuovamente presto per un'altra esperienza indimenticabile! Cordiali saluti, Touristation Customer Service
Gardens are beautiful, however signage for where to meet for garden tour not well signed. Getting to the location not convenient from the train station. 15 -20 minute walk up hill to get to the garden property scheduled us for a 9 am tour however tours did not start till 10 am. Thei sbecame a problem because we bought train tickets in advance. Tour was an hour and we only had about 25 minutes to walk back to the train station for our return trip to Rome., which is a 40 minute train ride.
Dear Customer, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We truly value your input, as every review is an opportunity for us to improve. Your feedback inspires us to continue enhancing our services and ensuring the best possible experience for our customers. Thank you once again for your review. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Best regards, Touristation Customer Service
Both viator and this operator were unresponsive to several communications from me. Zero response from operator with two inquiries from me. Viator said they would contact operator and get back to me. Zero follow up from viator with 3 communications from me to viator. Booked outing and immediately realized it was too far to travel. Neither would respond to refund request literally asked minutes after booking. Really poor customer service by both. I booked with viator rewards would have been easy for viator to refund rewards but both operator and viator unresponsive. I have used viator religiously so I am very disheartened with the lack of communication and follow up when they committed to speaking to operator and to following up with me.
Dear Customer, we are sorry to hear that the service did not fully meet your expectations. We take your feedback into careful consideration so that we won't make a mistake next time. Ticketstation customer service
A beautiful experience, if you are in Castel Gandolfo, Lake Albano you can not miss this guided audio mini bus tour to the gardens of the Pontifical Villa. Recommendation to everyone.
Beautiful experience we arrived early and given the high temperatures they were kind enough to let us up early. Then we were handed the 'audiojudge but the fantastic Fabrizio who was Guiding the minibus as a good Roman acted as a cicero telling us many anecdotes was very good. Beautiful experience
Ciao Sandra R, Grazie per questa bellissima recensione, per il nostro team è fondamentale offrire un’esperienza di tour memorabile. A presto!
Fully satisfied, very nice environment and definitely to be redone, thanks for everything great price Excellent!
Gentile Cliente, siamo a ringraziare per aver trovato il tempo di lasciare una recensione della sua esperienza con noi. Ci auguriamo di rivederla presto. Cordialmente, Touristation Staff
It was a beautiful visit. The gardens are breathtaking and being able to see them was a priceless experience. The tour is well organized with a nice and helpful staff. Highly recommended.
Dear Customer, Thank you for your time. Your contribution help us to get better our work every day. Best regards, Touristation Team
Experience to be redone, unique places, punctuality and friendliness always at the highest level. Enter history through the front door, unique opportunity.
Gentile Cliente, Siamo a ringraziare per aver esposto la sua opinione. Siamo un’agenzia giovane e specializzato per ogni soluzione adatta alle esigenze del turismo moderno. Cordiali saluti, Touristation Staff
