Villa Farnesina

The Villa Farnesina is a Renaissance suburban villa in the Via della Lungara, in the district of in , central . Built between 1506 and 1510 for Agostino Chigi, the Pope's wealthy banker, it was a novel type of suburban villa, subsidiary to his main Palazzo Chigi in the city.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Email: lapenta@lincei.it
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: villa in Rome, central Italy
  • Address: Via della Lungara 230, Roma, 00165

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Settimiana and Campo de‘ Fiori.

City gate
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is one of the gates of the in , Italy. It rises at the northern vertex of the rough triangle traced by the town walls, built by Emperor Aurelian in the 3rd century, in the area of and up through the . is situated 160 metres south of Villa Farnesina.

Square
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Campo de' Fiori is a rectangular square south of in , Italy, at the border between the rioni and Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one block northeast of the . is situated 450 metres northeast of Villa Farnesina.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Trastevere.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Villa Farnesina

Latitude
41.89364° or 41° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
12.46733° or 12° 28′ 2″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 86249135
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
6954118
Wiki­data ID
Q1126723
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Villa Farnesina” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيلا فارنيسينا”
  • Armenian: “Վիլլա Ֆառնեզինա”
  • Armenian: “Վիլլա Ֆարնեզինա”
  • Basque: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Belarusian: “Віла Фарнезіна”
  • Bulgarian: “Вила Фарнезина”
  • Catalan: “Vila Farnesina”
  • Catalan: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Chinese: “法内仙纳庄园”
  • Chinese: “法爾內西納別墅”
  • Croatian: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Czech: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Danish: “Villa della Farnesina”
  • Danish: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Dutch: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Esperanto: “Villa Farnesina”
  • French: “Farnésine”
  • French: “la Farnesina”
  • French: “villa della Farnesina”
  • French: “villa Farnesina”
  • French: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Georgian: “ფარნეზინას ვილა”
  • German: “Villa della Farnesina”
  • German: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Greek: “Βίλα Φαρνεζίνα”
  • Greek: “Βίλλα Φαρνεζίνα”
  • Hebrew: “וילה פארנזינה”
  • Hungarian: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Italian: “Villa Chigi”
  • Italian: “Villa della Farnesina”
  • Italian: “villa Farnesina”
  • Italian: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Japanese: “ヴィラ・ファルネジーナ”
  • Korean: “빌라 키지”
  • Korean: “빌라 파르네시나”
  • Latin: “Viridarium Augustini Chigii”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Norwegian: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Polish: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Portuguese: “Villa della Farnesina”
  • Portuguese: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Russian: “Вилла Фарнезина”
  • Russian: “Фарнезинская вилла”
  • Serbian: “Vila Farnezina”
  • Serbian: “Villa della Farnesina”
  • Serbian: “Вила Фарнезина (Рим)”
  • Serbian: “Вила Фарнезина Рим”
  • Serbian: “Вила Фарнезина у Риму”
  • Serbian: “Вила Фарнезина”
  • Serbian: “Римска вила Фарнезина”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Slovak: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Slovenian: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Spanish: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Swedish: “Galateas triumf”
  • Swedish: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Tagalog: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Turkish: “Farnesina Villası”
  • Turkish: “Villa Farnesina”
  • Ukrainian: “Вілла Фарнезіна”
  • “Villa Farnesina”

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