Villa Doria Pamphili, Baroque villa and park in Monteverde, Rome, Italy

Villa Doria Pamphili is a 17th-century estate whose Casino del Bel Respiro, begun in 1645, has a pale cream stucco facade with tall windows framed by pilasters and niches holding statues. A double staircase with balustrades leads to the main floor above a rusticated base. The casino is set into the hillside, with a parterre garden of low clipped hedges on its south side.

The estate began in 1644 when Cardinal Giambattista Pamphili became Pope Innocent X and commissioned architects to design a representative villa. In the 18th century, ownership passed through marriage to the Doria family, who preserved the name and grounds until today.

The estate's name honors two Roman noble families, the Pamphili and the Doria, whose coats of arms remain visible on building facades today. Visitors can walk through the geometric gardens and see how the original layout served as both summer residence and place of reception.

The park covers 180 hectares on the western slopes of the Gianicolo, entered from Via Aurelia Antica, Via della Nocetta and Via Vitellia. Via Leone XIII, opened in 1960, divides it into two parts. Paths run over gravel and slopes, and the Casino del Bel Respiro is the seat of the Italian government's official representation, so its rooms are not open to visitors.

Several Roman tombs from antiquity were incorporated into the 17th-century garden design and remain visible among the paths today. These burial sites connect the papal estate with the older history of the location and offer insight into different eras.