Castel Gandolfo: Pope Leo XIV to resume papal summer vacation tradition in lakeside town
The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo is located on the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills, overlooking the blue waters of a small volcanic crater lake. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 06:47 am (CNA).
The town of Castel Gandolfo has said Pope Leo XIV will again partake in the centuries-long tradition of spending a summer vacation at the lakeside papal residence in the Alban Hills south of Rome.
The Vatican has not responded to a request for confirmation, but a spokeswoman for the small town, Giulia Agostinelli, told CNA Leo will arrive sometime during the first week of July.
Pope Francis in 2013 broke with the papal practice of escaping the Roman heat in Castel Gandolfo, with its extensive gardens, preferring to remain at his Vatican residence, Santa Marta, even during the summer.
Francis opted to turn the papal summer residence into a museum. It opened to the public in 2016.
The gardens of the papal residence, called the Barberini Gardens, were opened to the public in 2014 as a way to increase revenue for the town, which thrived on tourism brought by visitors who came to see the pope during his stay.
For Benedict XVI, the villa was a favorite summer getaway during his pontificate. It was conceded to the Holy See as one of their extraterritorial possessions under the Lateran Pact of 1929.
The villa served as the papal summer residence since the pontificate of Urban VIII during the 17th century. It has a small farm created by Pope Pius XI, which produces eggs, milk, oil, vegetables and honey either for local employees, or for sale in the Vatican supermarket.
Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264789/castel-gandolfo-pope-leo-xiv-to-resume-papal-summer-vacation-tradition-in-lakeside-town
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