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The historical domes and museum center of the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo are visitable through the Vatican Museums. Tickets available at https://tickets.museivaticani.va/home.
More details are available at https://www.vaticanobservatory.va/en/visit. For bigger groups and further details, please write to: polomusealecastelgandolfo@scv.va (Tel: +39 06 69863260)
The tour includes a visit to the exhibition inside the Pontifical Villas, featuring the two telescopes located in the garden domes and the two telescopes located in the domes on the top of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo.
A virtual tour of the two locations is available:
