Former Swiss Vatican Guards’ March to Rome:-
A group of former Swiss Vatican guards arrived in Rome after re-enacting a legendary march
from Switzerland undertaken 500 years ago. Their arrival marked the start of the events celebrating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the “ smallest army in the world “.Some 70 former guardsmen , from 25 to 76 years of age , marched for 28 days , covered the same arduous 720 kilometre route from Bellizona to the Vatican city . The marchers received warm applause along the way to their final destination ,including a cheering welcome in the central square of historic Rome, the Piazza del Popolo. The Pope welcomed them and addressed them from the Vatican window “ In some ways you can feel the emotions that the first 150 Swiss Guards felt as they reached the Eternal City on January 22,1506 “