Joan Knows: Papal visit to Frascati
It’s famous for it’s fresh, dry white wine and dates back thousands of years when
some of the first Romans sought out cooler climbs to beat the sweltering summer heat.
Frascati, located in the Castelli Romani – a series of hill towns just Southwest of
Rome – is the town Pope Benedict visits Sunday July 15th to celebrate mass
and greet the local population. It’s just a short drive away from the papal summer
residence in Castel Gandolfo where the Pope will be staying for the rest of the summer.Frascati is also well known for its Villa Aldobrandini – a majestic Renaissance palace dominating the center of town with a graceful, sweeping hillside garden. But the town is also dotted with picturesque Renaissance villas of Roman aristocratic families and churches, some built out of the dark volcanic stone typical of the area.
Tracey McClure sat down with our resident Vatican watcher Joan Lewis, the Rome bureau chief for the Catholic network, EWTN, for a look at Frascati and some of the surrounding area where the Pope is spending his summer holidays.
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