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Palazzo Farnese

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Piazza Farnese 1, 01032 Caprarola, Italy

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As other reviews will tell you, this is a 16th century architectural masterpiece: a round courtyard surrounded by a pentagonal building, with amazing wall and ceiling frescos, including the stunning map room.

In the mid to late C 16 two wealthy Cardinals and a nobleman created a cluster of three of the world's great water-animated gardens: Villa Lante, Villa Caprarola and Bomarzo.

This very large villa/palace is an amazing place to visit, which till now relatively few do (certainly compared to the French embassy in Rome, when parts of it are open to the public).

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MadalynH7

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

1207243

Reviewed 6 days ago

Wonderful site

Absolutely fantastic palace with great frescoes, including a map room. Wonderful gardens - with a fantastic garden extension at the top of the garden, which could easily be missed.

Date of experience: October 2019

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vughtenaar

Rehovot

13041

Reviewed September 8, 2019

Megalomania or deviton to beauty

This very large villa/palace is an amazing place to visit, which till now relatively few do (certainly compared to the French embassy in Rome, when parts of it are open to the public). The richness is hard to describe (and there is a good illustrated...More

Date of experience: September 2019

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Nina G

Harpenden, United Kingdom

5015

Reviewed August 18, 2019 via mobile

Wonderful afternoon exploring this beautiful villa and gardens

What a beautiful villa, with gorgeous paintings. The gardens were stunning and we were blown away by the Italian architecture. Highly recommend for a couple of hours exploring. Even the kids who were slightly reluctant beforehand really enjoyed it! Would recommend!

Date of experience: August 2019

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HassledLondoner

London, United Kingdom

Reviewed August 8, 2019 via mobile

Amazing palace of the late Renaissance

Well worth a dedicated trip. Staff are very helpful and opening hours are long. You can park nearby and the entrance fee is only 5 euros. The highlight is the extraordinary map room, near the end of the tour.

Date of experience: August 2019

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FortWorthTraveler

Fort Worth, Texas

1721

Reviewed July 31, 2019

A FRESCO FANATICS FANTASY

So many frescoes!!! Absolutely astonishing!! The wealth of this family must have been enormous. The palazzo may not be at the top of many people's bucket list, but for those who want to take the time to visit this place, your reward is unquantifiable. You...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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Victoria L

Kansas City, Missouri

298135

Reviewed July 7, 2019

Life at the top of the hill

Finding the palazzo is the most difficult part of your trip. Signs after the autostrada are few and far between and we saw a lot of the countryside before arriving. We were alone in the palazzo and inside the signs were in both English and...More

Date of experience: July 2019

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adc354

San Francisco, California

5311

Reviewed May 18, 2019

Amazing palace in a sleepy town

It is amazing to see all the high-quality frescoes everywhere in the palace, especially on the walls and ceilings of the spiral stairs. Farnese family seems to have accumulated a great fortune in the condottiere business, but I would guess that they spent most of...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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apis42

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

22550

Reviewed March 10, 2019

fantastic villa

one of the best villas in central Italy. the visit will last about two hours and a good guide in English is available.

Date of experience: February 2019

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pudvarbail

Allston, Massachusetts

15121

Reviewed December 21, 2018

Not for the light of heart

If you're going here it's going to be a long history lesson. The tour guide we had through our school trip could talk a dog off a meat wagon and we spend way too long here. Get in and get out unless you love the...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Dioc

Athens, Georgia

7628

Reviewed October 21, 2018

Fabulous Historic Papal Garden and Villa of the Farnese Family

A must see if you are near Viterbo, Italy. Originally designed as a fortress and later built to be a country villa. The villa, and the gardens are designed in the Italian Renaissance period style. The frescoes in the villa are colorful and add great...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Deb022

Thank you all for your reviews! We were thinking about having a Gardens & Villas day - Villa Lante, Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo & Farnese Capranola, getting an early start from Tuscania. Is it unreasonable or too rushed to expect to spend a couple of hours at each site? What order would you see them in case we attempt it, but then decide there isn't time to see all three? Thanks! Deb

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Hi, an hour and a half, in my opinion for Villa Lante and Villa Farnese, nice bar accriss from Villa Farnese to meet up in, larger thsn it looke, the bar that is!