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Castel Sant’Angelo gives visitors the opportunity to go down to the heart of the monument and visit some sections usually closed to the public for safety reasons. The conformation of these environments in fact makes them not suitable for being visited by many visitors at the same time.
This guided tour in fact includes a visit to those most hidden places of the castle, with an internal official guide. With this tour it will therefore be possible to access, together with a small group of participants, the “secret” places of the great fortress and in particular the Historical Prisons, called Oliare where food was once stored, the Lion’s Courtyard, the room called the Forno and the famous Stufetta, the personal bathroom of Pope Clement VII decorated with the beautiful frescoes of Raphael’s workshop.
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Duration: 40 minutes
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Castel Sant’Angelo gives visitors the opportunity to go down to the heart of the monument and visit some sections usually closed to the public for safety reasons. The conformation of these environments in fact makes them not suitable for being visited by many visitors at the same time.
This guided tour in fact includes a visit to those most hidden places of the castle, with an internal official guide. With this tour it will therefore be possible to access, together with a small group of participants, the “secret” places of the great fortress and in particular the Historical Prisons, called Oliare where food was once stored, the Lion’s Courtyard, the room called the Forno and the famous Stufetta, the personal bathroom of Pope Clement VII decorated with the beautiful frescoes of Raphael’s workshop.
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Stop At: Castel Sant’Angelo, Castel Sant’Angelo, Province of Rieti, Lazio
The visit takes place in small groups accompanied by an official guide who comments on the itinerary in English. This tour is also available in Italian.
The itinerary includes a visit to the historic Prisons, the so-called Oliare, rooms that were once used as food warehouses, the Lion’s Courtyard, the room called “il Forno” and the Stufetta, a tiny room that was once the bathroom of Pope Clement VII, particularly famous for being decorated with frescoes from Raphael’s workshop.
Duration: 40 minutes
