unusual papal portrait gallery in Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo features oil paintings of popes dating back to 16th centuryWith a deafening whistle and a plume of smoke,an antique train departed from the Vatican railway station on Friday to inaugurate a weekly service to the papal summer estate in Castel Gandolfo, which Pope Francis has opened to the public.
Starting from Saturday, or the public will be able to visit both papal estates – the Vatican museums and gardens in Rome,and a unusual papal portrait gallery in the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo – travelling on the service launched by the Vatican and Italy’s railway, Ferrovia dello Stato.
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Source: theguardian.com