Villa Farnesina is one of the most important and artistically rich Renaissance buildings in Rome from the early XVI century.

It is located in the Trastevere district between the Gianicolo Hill to the west and the Tiber River to the east.

The Villa was built according to a design by Baldassarre Peruzzi between 1506 and 1512 at the behest of the very rich banker Agostino Chigi.

Was considered the prototype of a Roman suburban villa.

The great pomp of Agostino Chigi's banquets has remained proverbial.

In 1518 he went so far as to have all the gold dishes and cutlery thrown into the Tiber, but cunningly had his servants recover them thanks to specially prepared nets.

The construction of the Tiber banks led to the destruction of part of the gardens and the loggia, perhaps the work of Raphael.

The villa passed to the Farnese Family in 1590, hence the name, and to the Bourbons from 1714.

Touring Museum of Villa Farnesina

Considerable and of indisputable artistic importance is the complex of frescoes that were created starting from 1511.

Entrusted to famous artists such as Peruzzi, Sebastiano del Piombo, Raphael and his school, and Il Sodoma.

Even in the years to come, the villa underwent further architectural interventions that ended around 1520.

On the ground floor you can visit the Loggia of Psyche and the Hall of Galatea.

The first floor the Hall of Perspectives and the Bedroom.

In a journey of evocative images ranging from landscapes to mythical figures.

A guided tour of Villa Farnesina and Raphael's frescoes will lead you to discover a jewel of the Renaissance where architecture and painting find perfect harmony.

Will transporting you to the era of a great patron such as Agostino Chigi, whose relationship with Raphael was renewed for the family chapel in St Maria del Popolo.

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