Vatican
The Vatican Jubilee 2025-2026: Holy Doors Pilgrim Itinerary
The Catholic Jubilee Year that opened on Christmas Eve 2024 and closes on the Epiphany of 2026 is the twenty-seventh ordinary Jubilee since the institution of the Holy Year by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300, and the first Jubilee since 2000 to follow the full set of pilgrim traditions. The Jubilee is, properly understood, a … Read more
Castel Gandolfo & The Pope’s Summer Palace Gardens
Castel Gandolfo — a small medieval town twenty-five kilometres south of Rome, perched on the lip of the volcanic crater of Lake Albano — has been the summer residence of the popes since Urban VIII bought the medieval Castello Savelli in 1623. For three hundred and ninety years, the papal palace and its gardens were … Read more
Vatican Gardens by Private Golf Cart: A Hidden Eden
The Vatican Gardens occupy fifty-five hectares of the Vatican Hill — fountains by Bramante and Vignola, the four niche-statues of the Casina of Pius IV, a working vegetable garden that supplies the Apostolic Palace, the medieval Tower of John VIII, the modern Lourdes Grotto presented by France in 1902, and the small Ethiopian seminary garden … Read more
Vatican Library & Secret Archives: Access for the Privileged Few
Private access to the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Salone Sistino — months of preparation, a curator’s introduction, and ninety minutes inside the workshop of European memory.
Sistine Chapel Night Opening: A Privately Curated Experience for Discerning Travellers
A Sistine Chapel night opening, curated privately for ten guests: forty silent minutes beneath Michelangelo’s ceiling, a senior art historian, and dinner to follow.
Inside the Vatican After Hours: A Private Glimpse for Discerning Travellers
Step inside the Vatican after closing — Sistine Chapel in silence, private corridors. A curator-led VIP evening from Olga Golubeva.