Fontana dei Pupazzi

Fontana dei Pupazzi is a fountain in Municipio Roma II, Rome, Lazio. Fontana dei Pupazzi is situated nearby to Piazale delle Canestre, as well as near the house Casina di Raffaello.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galleria Borghese and Villa Medici.

Galleria Borghese

Museum

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The Galleria Borghese or Borghese Gallery is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. At the outset, the gallery building was integrated with its gardens, but nowadays the Villa Borghese gardens are considered a separate tourist attraction. Galleria Borghese is situated 350 metres east of Fontana dei Pupazzi.

Villa Medici

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The Villa Medici is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic centre of Rome, Italy. Villa Medici is situated 690 metres southwest of Fontana dei Pupazzi.

Porta Pinciana

City gate

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Porta Pinciana is a gate of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. The name derives from the gens Pincia, who owned the eponymous hill. In ancient times it was also called Porta Turata and Porta Salaria vetus, as the oldest Via Salaria passed under it. Porta Pinciana is situated 390 metres south of Fontana dei Pupazzi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Centre and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).

North Centre

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North Central Rome is a district that covers the areas around Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo and Parioli, as well as the magnificent Villa Borghese and its gardens.

Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)

Locality

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The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.