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Visitors walk on the "passetto", a secret passage connecting the Vatican and Castel Sant' Angelo, used by popes in the Middle Ages to flee from hostile forces

Video. Secret 13th century escape passage for popes reopens to the public

Updated: 31/12/2024 - 9:39 GMT+1

A historic secret passage connecting the Vatican with Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo has reopened to the public on Monday.

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