Villa Sora
The Villa Sora in Frascati, Italy was built at the end of 16th century by Giacomo Boncompagni, duke of Sora, natural son of Pope Gregory XIII. In the central hall there are painted fresco decorations of Cavalier D'Arpino.Photo: Cominensis, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: villa in Frascati, Italy
- Also known as: “villa Sora”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa Sora and Frascati Cathedral.
Frascati Cathedral
Church
Frascati Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Frascati, Italy. Dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle, it is the seat of the Bishop of Frascati. Frascati Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Villa Sora.
Villa Aldobrandini
The Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy. It is still owned and lived in by the Aldobrandini family, and known as Belvedere for its location overlooking the valley toward the city of Rome. It is the only grand Papal garden not owned by the state. Villa Aldobrandini is situated 1¼ km southeast of Villa Sora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grottaferrata and Vermicino.
Grottaferrata
Town
Photo: Deblu68, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grottaferrata is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 kilometres southeast of Rome. It has grown up around the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004.
Vermicino
Village
Vermicino is a village and civil parish of the Italian municipality of Frascati, in the Province of Rome, Lazio. In Italian language its name means "little worm", in an unused form. Vermicino is situated 3 km northwest of Villa Sora.
Monte Porzio Catone
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Porzio Catone is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Latium, located about 20 kilometres southeast of Rome, on the Alban Hills. Monte Porzio Catone is situated 4 km east of Villa Sora.
Villa Sora
- Category: villa
- Location: Frascati, Castelli Romani, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.80992° or 41° 48′ 36″ northLongitude
12.67044° or 12° 40′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FHJRM5C+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 223175573OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4012556
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In Other Languages
“Villa Sora” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Villa Sora”
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