Castel Gandolfo

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Albano and Albano Laziale railway station.

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.

Albano Laziale railway station

Railway station

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Albano Cathedral

Church

Photo: Gino il Pio, Public domain.

Albano Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Albano Laziale, in the province of Rome and the region of Lazio, Italy. It is the seat of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marino and Albano Laziale.

Marino

Town

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Marino is an Italian comune with 46,676 inhabitants located in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in Lazio. Situated south of the capital, on the Alban Hills in the area of the Roman Castles, nestled between Rocca di Papa, Castel Gandolfo, and…

Albano Laziale

Town

Photo: Deblu68, CC0.

Albano Laziale, sometimes known simply as Albano, 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.

Castel Gandolfo

Type: Locality with 8,960 residents
Also known as: “058022”
Location: Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.7425° or 41° 44′ 33″ north

Longitude

12.6489° or 12° 38′ 56″ east

Population

8,960

Elevation

376 metres (1,234 feet)

Open location code

8FHJPJVX+2H

GeoNames ID

6536942

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In Other Languages

From German to Latin—“Castel Gandolfo” goes by many names.

German: “Castel Gandolfo”
Italian: “Castel Gandolfo”
Italian: “Comune di Castel Gandolfo”
Latin: “Castrum Gandulphi” (historical)

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