Castel Gandolfo

American  

[kah-stel gahn-dawl-faw] / kɑˈstɛl gɑnˈdɔl fɔ /

noun

1. a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.

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Example Sentences

His weekly statements carefully avoid these subjects, while his Tuesday evening comments to the press outside his Castel Gandolfo country residence have become increasingly rare.

From Barron's

"I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace -- at least on the feast of the birth of our Saviour," Leo told reporters at his residence in Castel Gandolfo near Rome.

From Barron's

He likes to swim and to play tennis, which he does at least once a week, when he takes a day off and goes to the papal country palace in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal

In response to a question from a journalist as he left his Castel Gandolfo secondary residence, the leader of the world's Catholics said a country had the right to have its military "defend peace".

From Barron's

The Sunday gathering at Borgo Laudato Si’, the Vatican’s environmental center outside Rome, marked the close of his Castel Gandolfo retreat.

From Salon