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カステル・ガンドルフォ：カステッリ・ロマーニを見下ろすバルコニー 🏰 カステル・ガンドルフォに到着し、アルバノ湖に目を向ければ、どんな坂道も報われる。息をのむような眺めだ。水は深く、ほとんど催眠的な青色で、カステッリ・ロマーニ公園の緑豊かな緑に囲まれている。ボトルに水を補給し、周囲の森へ向かう前に目を休めるための、必須の立ち寄り場所だ。

In 1740, a pilgrim reached the outskirts of Rome but lost his bearings. In the distance, he saw the old tower of a castle, built around 1200. He approached but was attacked by a pack of ferocious dogs. The man was about to be torn to pieces, but he saw the painting on top of the old tower of Castel di Leva and prayed to the Madonna depicted there for grace to save him. Miraculously, all the dogs calmed down. The incident of the pilgrim's grace meant that the site became a destination for prayer and requests for grace. Every year, a bicycle pilgrimage to the Sanctuary is organized, where Roman cyclists confirm their vow to Our Lady of Divine Love, thanking her for having assisted them during the past year and asking her to extend her hand for the coming year as well.

The Crypt of Our Lady of Sorrows was built in 1947, at the initiative of Don Umberto Terenzi, the Sanctuary's first parish priest. It was created in the medieval castle's cistern and features a splendid Cosmatesque floor.

Climb with bicycle challenging

ideal place with views and ups and downs

view of the lake of castel gandolfo

There is a fountain in the square in front of the station

Beautiful climb, too bad that the municipality of Castelgandolfo thought it was a good idea to prohibit cyclists with appropriate vertical signs, instead of encouraging sustainable mobility. It would be nice to hear the mayor's reasons...