Caprarola


 
 
Caprarola

Caprarola is a small village of grey stone houses approximately 35 miles from Rome. The village is situated a dramatic landscape, in a range of volcanic hills known as The Cimini, in the Province of Viterbo.

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The village's chief claim to fame is the large Renaissance mansion or villa which dominates the surrounding country-side the Villa Farnese built by a Cardinal from the Farnese family in the mid 16th century.

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Rome: Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. It is located on the Tiber and Aniene rivers, near the Mediterranean Sea, at . The Vatican City, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the home of the Pope....


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The Villa Di Caprarola  from the Loggia of the Villa Lante  1568
The Villa Di Caprarola from the Loggia of the Villa Lante 1568

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