The galleries are illusory tree-lined streets created by Urban VIII in Castel Gandolfo to cheer the hard journey from Rome to the Castelli.
The term derives from the treetops of the gallery that form a tunnel (galleria).
The pope loved walking on the ridge above the lake, and built two roads: the Galleria di Sopra (High Road) and Galleria di Sotto (Low Road).
This has created a single and continuous path, almost a green wall, but with sudden striking views overlooking the lake below.
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