2-Hour Tour to the Farnese Palace of Caprarola

Farnese Palace of Caprarola

Highlights

Admire the unique pentagone-shaped monumental palace with frescoed rooms

Wander through the formal gardens and scenographic garden with fountains

Rome

art, architectural, cultural

Private Tour

2 Hours

Medium

English, Spanish

Description

This is a visit to the Farnese Palace, a breathtaking example of a Renaissance Villa just an hour far from Rome. It was built by the will of the Great Cardinal Alessandro in the XVIth century to celebrate the power of his noble family through architecture, fresco paintings and scenographic fountains.

Itinerary

2-Hour Tour to the Farnese Palace of Caprarola from Rome
- Meet with the guide at the palace courtyard
- One-hour visit to the noble apartments
- One-hour visit to the gardens built on the hill behind the villa

What's Included

Guided visit of the palace and its gardens

What's Excluded

Entrance fee of 10 EUR per person

Know Before You Go

The tour is wheelchair accessible, but some rooms are excluded from the wheelchair path, and only the formal garden can be visited, not the fountains.

The gardens are set on the slope of the hill behind the palace, and there is a height difference of about 200 m