Villa Sciarra, Public garden in Trastevere, Italy
Villa Sciarra stands between Trastevere and Monteverde Vecchio neighborhoods, featuring ornate fountains decorated with cherubs and sphinxes throughout its garden paths.
Cardinal Antonio Barberini purchased the land within Janiculum walls in 1653, establishing an estate that would later become the current Villa Sciarra gardens.
The gardens contain sculptures from an 18th-century Lombard villa near Milan, integrated into the landscape by George Washington Wurts and Henrietta Tower.
Visitors can access Villa Sciarra through two entrances on Via Calandrelli, with one leading to Piazzale Wurts and another at Largo Mintilli.
The park includes topiaries shaped as animals and an extensive collection of exotic flora, remnants of its past as a botanical garden and aviary complex.
Location: Rome
GPS coordinates: 41.88350,12.46490
Latest update: March 4, 2025 07:43
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