Rome: Villa Farnesina

Precies tegenover het Palazzo en de Galleria Corsini staat een mooie, vijfhonderd jaar oude Renaissancevilla met enkele van de prachtigste fresco’s in heel Rome. Ik doel op de Villa Farnesina, gebouwd tussen 1506 en 1510. Veel borden in Trastevere wijzen de weg naar de villa en geven aan dat de…

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Rome: San Gregorio Magno al Celio

I have previously discussed three churches on the Caelian Hill: the Santi Giovanni e Paolo, the Santa Maria in Domnica and the Santo Stefano Rotondo. One church is still missing: the San Gregorio Magno. If you approach the Caelian Hill from the Circus Maximus, this is the first church you…

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Rome: Villa Farnesina

Just opposite the Palazzo and Galleria Corsini is a beautiful Renaissance villa, over 500 years old, that has some of the most gorgeous frescoes in all of Rome. This is the Villa Farnesina, built between 1506 and 1510. Many signs in Trastevere give directions to the villa and indicate that…

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