Rediff.com takes look at the grand lakeside villa, which will be Benedict's first refuge.
The Vatican announced on Friday that the lavish palace of Castel Gandolfo will now be open to the public for visits.
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday left the Vatican for the last time as pontiff and flew by helicopter to the Vatican's vacation retreat Castel Gandolfo, a hilltop town southeast of the city.
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