Castel Gandolfo, Lazio

Vincent Palacino Jr, New York “During our recent trip [April 2014] to Italy for the canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II, we took a side trip to Castel Gandolfo, the summer retreat of Popes. The retreat had been closed to the public until this year when Pope Francis opened the Papal Gardens […]

Italian Regional Guide: Lazio

Lazio sits on the western side of central Italy, a longish region that in many ways is the geographical divide between northern and southern Italy…  It bridges the two parts of the country and is home to the nation’s capital Rome, the sublime Eternal City. The region has a population of a little over five-and-a-half […]