The most recent occupant of the Villa was the retired Pope Benedict XVI, who lived there in 2013.
The summer residence of the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Castel Gandolfo Southeast of Rome on Saturday for the first time opened its doors to the public. Visitors will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the previous popes who used the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo.
The most recent occupant of the Villa was the retired Pope Benedict XVI, who lived there in 2013, after his abdication and until the election of a new Pontiff. Some of his books are still there on the shelves.
The current head of Catholics, Pope Francis never lived in the Apostolic Palace, exactly like a lush apartment in the Vatican, he prefers life in a modest hotel.
As reported by Vatican Radio, the Pope Francis, the gardens of Villa Barberini is available for tourists for the past two years, the portrait gallery of popes was opened last year, and now they added the apartment in which the popes of Rome spent their summer vacation.
The new area of the Apostolic Palace will be open to visitors from Monday to Saturday.
