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Landscaped park on ancient noble Roman estate, with open-air concerts, nature trails & fountain.
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One of the magic places in the world. 300 hectare princely estate
With long dirt roads lined by classic statues. Grace as expressed in gardens. Thins enchanted place has stayed the same in the centuries. Well worth a morning visit.
With long dirt roads lined by classic statues. Grace as expressed in gardens. Thins enchanted place has stayed the same in the centuries. Well worth a morning visit.
The park with its wide space looks like a well organized city but no pollution and noice. It has everything to amuse the visitors such as greenery, tall-tree-shade, bush,play ground for different sports, sitting places and opportunities for spending quality time with friends and family. Once anyone comes here he/she never stops visiting this beautiful park.
One of the most beautiful places in Rome! (IMHO)
Beautiful gardens full of birds with great views of Vatican City and the snow-capped peaks to the east. Highly recommend as a quiet break from Roma.
Villa Doria Pamphili is the largest public park in Rome, and was the former country estate of the Pamphili family.
"In 1644 Cardinal Giambattista Pamphili became elected to the papacy and took the name of Innocent X. In accordance with this change in status, the Pamphili aspired to a grander and more expansively sited new villa.
The initial design had a central casino (a house in the original meaning of the term) with wings, but only the central block was built. There is uncertainty as to who the architect was; Algardi was not an architect, and it may be that he had help from Carlo Rainaldi and that the construction was supervised by Grimaldi.
Construction began in 1645 and was complete by 1647 although embellishments and the garden layouts were not finished until 1653. The casino, sometimes known as the Casino del Bel Respiro, was designed as a complement to the Pamphili collection of sculptures both ancient and modern, and other Roman antiquities such as vases, sarcophagi and inscriptions; it was only ever intended for display of the collection and the family and guests resided in the older Vecchia Vigna."
"In 1644 Cardinal Giambattista Pamphili became elected to the papacy and took the name of Innocent X. In accordance with this change in status, the Pamphili aspired to a grander and more expansively sited new villa.
The initial design had a central casino (a house in the original meaning of the term) with wings, but only the central block was built. There is uncertainty as to who the architect was; Algardi was not an architect, and it may be that he had help from Carlo Rainaldi and that the construction was supervised by Grimaldi.
Construction began in 1645 and was complete by 1647 although embellishments and the garden layouts were not finished until 1653. The casino, sometimes known as the Casino del Bel Respiro, was designed as a complement to the Pamphili collection of sculptures both ancient and modern, and other Roman antiquities such as vases, sarcophagi and inscriptions; it was only ever intended for display of the collection and the family and guests resided in the older Vecchia Vigna."
A very beautiful park. Unfortunately, the villa itself was closed, but through the fence you can see labyrinths and oranges. A nice place.
Lots of trails and open spaces. Great for long walks or running. Nice umbrella pine woods for relaxing and watching green parrots. A small pond with mean geese and huge turtles.
