| Just outside Vatican City we visited the fortress Castel Sant� Angelo, originally Hadrian�s mausoleum and later a castle and place of last refuge for threatened popes. From the top of Castel Sant� Angelo we were able to see Vatican City and observe the elevated corridor which connected Castel Sant� Angelo to the Vatican. The foot bridge, Ponte Sant� Angelo, in front of Castel Sant� Angelo was built by Hadrian, and in medieval times it was the only bridge connecting the Vatican with downtown Rome. |
