Castel Gandolfo with Lake Albano at the Left, Josephus Augustus Knip, c. 1810

Castel Gandolfo with Lake Albano at the Left, Josephus Augustus Knip, c. 1810

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Rising up on the bank of Lake Albano, southeast of Rome, is the apostolic palace built in the 1620s, where the pope traditionally resides for part of the summer and early autumn. Pope Francis plans to turn the palace into a museum and open it up to the public.