This collection gathers historic villas in suburban and urban settings, with parks, pavilions, nymphaeums, and collections tied to the families who built them. It suits readers who want to visit country or outskirts residences and understand how life was organized outside the city center.

Places: Historic villa (41)

• Albano Laziale (RM)Albano Laziale is in the province of Rome, in the Alban Hills, just under 25 kilometers from the center of the capital along Via Appia (State Road…
• Alberto Sordi House MuseumThe Alberto Sordi House Museum is the villa where the actor lived until his death in 2003, above Piazzale Numa Pompilio, between the Baths of Carac…
• Bassano Romano (VT)Bassano Romano is a village in the Tuscia that you can walk around freely, and its main monument, Villa Giustiniani-Odescalchi in Piazza Umberto I,…
• Borghese GalleryThe Borghese Gallery is a splendid museum in Villa Borghese Pinciana, one of the most beautiful in Rome, period, thanks to the rich collection on d…
• Casina delle Civette – Villa Torlonia MuseumsThe Casina delle Civette at Villa Torlonia, home of Prince Giovanni Torlonia jr. until 1938, the year of his death, is the result of a series of tr…
• Casino dei Principi – Villa Torlonia MuseumsThe Casino dei Principi, inside Villa Torlonia in Rome, took on its present 16th-century revival appearance, rich in exterior and interior decorati…
• Casino Nobile – Villa Torlonia MuseumsThe Casino Nobile is the main building of Villa Torlonia, at Via Nomentana 70, 00161 Rome. You enter through the monumental gate on the Nomentana,…
• Castel Gandolfo (RM)Castel Gandolfo can be reached from Rome in just under an hour. The regional train on the Roma Termini - Albano Laziale line stops at Castel Gandol…
• Castello di San Martino (Villa Tolomeo Gallio)Castello di San Martino (Villa Tolomeo Gallio), of Renaissance origin, is located inside the park of the same name, which extends all around for ab…
• Frascati (RM)Frascati (RM) - Frascati 00044 RM
• INAF – Monte Mario Observatory in RomeWithin the Monte Mario Observatory facility in Rome, the OAR coordinates the public outreach activities of Museo Astronomico e Copernicano and the…
• Lake Fogliano (LT)Lake Fogliano (LT) - Str. Lungomare, 3657, 04100 Latina LT, Italy
• Monte Porzio Catone (RM)Monte Porzio Catone (RM) is a municipality of the Metropolitan City of Roma Capitale, on the northern slope of the Alban Hills, between Frascati to…
• Museo delle Culture – Villa GaribaldiMuseo delle Culture - Villa Garibaldi - Via Costanza Garibaldi, 10, 00020 Riofreddo RM, Italy
• National Etruscan Museum of Villa GiuliaThe National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia is dedicated to the Etruscan and Faliscan civilizations, housed since the early 20th century near Vill…
• Obelisks of Villa TorloniaThe Obelisks of Villa Torlonia are two twin monoliths of pink Baveno granite, a little over 10 meters tall and weighing more than 22 tons each, rai…
• Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola (VT)Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola (or Villa Farnese), in Viterbo Province, was built for the Farnese family and is one of the best examples of a Manneri…
• Secret Gardens of the Borghese GallerySecret Gardens of the Borghese Gallery - Viale dell'Uccelliera, Viale del Museo Borghese, 3, 00197 Rome
• Serra MorescaSerra Moresca is the name by which the Moorish-style complex built inside Villa Torlonia, on Via Nomentana in Rome, between the late 1830s and the…
• Swiss Institute of RomeSwiss Institute of Rome Via Ludovisi, 48 Rome The Swiss Institute is the Swiss cultural hub in Rome. It hosts exhibitions,…
• Tivoli (RM)Tivoli is 30 kilometers from Rome, east of the city, on the last spur of the Monti Tiburtini where the Aniene plunges into the valley. By car, take…
• Trastevere: What to See in Rome’s Most Roman NeighborhoodTrastevere is the thirteenth rione of Rome, the largest of the 22 historic rioni, and it occupies the right bank of the Tiber between the river and…
• Villa AdaVilla Ada - via Salaria 267
• Villa Albani TorloniaVilla Albani Torlonia can't be visited freely: it is private property of the Torlonia family, at Via Salaria 96 in Rome, and the Torlonia Foundatio…
• Villa Aldobrandini in FrascatiVilla Aldobrandini in Frascati can be visited only in the park, only on weekdays and only after asking permission from the town's tourist informati…
• Villa BorgheseVilla Borghese - Piazzale Napoleone I, 00197 Roma RM, Italia
• Villa CelimontanaVilla Celimontana (formerly Villa Mattei) is a public park in Rome whose creation dates back to the 16th century. Villa Celimontana sits on the wes…
• Villa d’Este in TivoliVilla d'Este in Tivoli is one of the most beautiful Renaissance villas in Italy and is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The VILLAE Institute…
• Villa del Priorato di MaltaVilla del Priorato di Malta - Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, 4, 00153 Roma RM
• Villa Doria PamphiljVilla Doria Pamphilj is the Garden of Wonders of a historic residence, and also Rome's third largest public park (184 hectares), after the Appia An…
• Villa Falconieri in FrascatiVilla Falconieri is at viale Borromini 5 in Frascati (RM) and today can be visited only on Sunday, with two free guided tours in Italian at 10:00 a…
• Villa Farnesina – Accademia Nazionale dei LinceiVilla Farnesina - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei - Via della Lungara, 230, 00165 Rome RM, Italy
• Villa Giustiniani Massimo al LateranoVilla Giustiniani Massimo al Laterano - Via Matteo Boiardo, 16, 00185 Roma RM
• Villa LaisVilla Lais is open and free to enter: the public park of Roma Capitale in the Tuscolano district, Municipio VII, opens every day from 7:00 to sunse…
• Villa Lante at Bagnaia (VT)Visit the gardens of Villa Lante: “Garden art has produced nothing more perfect in Italy”
• Villa MassimoVilla Massimo is not visited like a museum: the seat of Accademia Tedesca Roma Villa Massimo, at Largo di Villa Massimo 1-2, 00161 Rome, Nomentano…
• Villa MazzantiVilla Mazzanti - Via Gomenizza, 81, 00195 Rome RM, Italy
• Villa Medici: French Academy in RomeVilla Medici is an architectural complex located on the Pincio hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome. Since 1803 Villa Medici has housed the Frenc…
• Villa MondragoneVilla Mondragone is at via Frascati 51, in Monte Porzio Catone, and can be visited only on the dates that the University of Rome Tor Vergata puts o…
• Villa PoniatowskiVilla Poniatowski - Via di Villa Giulia, 22-32, 00196 Rome RM, Italy
• Villa TorloniaVilla Torlonia is a villa in Rome, located in the Nomentano neighborhood. Once owned by the Torlonia family, then the residence of Mussolini, it is…