Caprarola, Renaissance town in Province of Viterbo, Italy
The Villa Farnese stands at the highest point of Caprarola, featuring pentagonal architecture with circular internal courtyard and extensive formal gardens.
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese initiated the construction of Villa Farnese as a fortress in 1530, but work paused in 1534 when he became Pope Paul III.
The palazzo interior displays detailed frescoes depicting botanical illustrations, mythological scenes, and maps of the 16th-century known world across multiple rooms.
Visitors can reach Caprarola by taking a regional bus from Rome Saxa Rubra station, with the journey lasting approximately one hour and thirty minutes.
The town sits at 520 meters elevation within the volcanic Cimini Mountains, surrounded by chestnut forests and hazelnut orchards producing local specialties.
Location: Province of Viterbo
Elevation above the sea: 520 m
Website: https://www.comune.caprarola.vt.it/
Shares border with: Canepina, Carbognano, Nepi, Ronciglione, Vallerano, Vetralla, Viterbo
Website: https://comune.caprarola.vt.it
GPS coordinates: 42.32750,12.23667
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:51
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