Villa Wolkonsky

Villa Wolkonsky is the official residence of the British ambassador to Italy in Rome. The entrance to the villa is located at 4, Via Ludovico di Savoia.

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Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Building
Description: palace

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scala Sancta and Porta San Giovanni.

Scala Sancta

Church

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The Scala Sancta are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Scala Sancta is situated 300 metres southwest of Villa Wolkonsky.

Porta San Giovanni

City gate

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Porta San Giovanni is a gate in the Aurelian Wall of Rome, Italy, named after the nearby Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Porta San Giovanni is situated 290 metres south of Villa Wolkonsky.

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Church

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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is a Catholic minor basilica and titular church in the rione of Esquilino, Rome, Italy. Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is situated 480 metres east of Villa Wolkonsky.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.

San Lorenzo

Neighborhood

San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.

Esquilino-San Giovanni

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.