Villa Patrizi, 18th century villa in Nomentano district, Rome, Italy

Villa Patrizi is a building complex in Rome's Nomentano district that houses the headquarters of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The original Rococo villa, designed by Sebastiano Cipriani, was destroyed in 1849; the central block was rebuilt in the following decade, and nothing remains of the original construction. The grounds include a large camphor tree, uncommon at this latitude, as well as palms and century-old cycads.

Villa Patrizi was built outside Porta Pia as a Rococò villa designed by Sebastiano Cipriani for the noble Patrizi Naro Montoro family. It was destroyed during the fighting of 1849, and its central block was rebuilt in the following decade. In 1907 Marquis Filippo Patrizi sold the property to the Ferrovie dello Stato administration, which adapted it for offices.

Villa Patrizi appears in the 1955 film Destinazione Piovarolo, where its inner courtyards frame the scene of the stationmaster exam results: Totò's character takes the last place and is posted to the fictional, remote Piovarolo. The building now houses the Fondazione FS Italiane, whose library and photo archive document the history of Italy's railways.

The complex is not open to the public and houses offices of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. It can be reached on foot from Via del Castro Pretorio, Porta Pia or Roma Termini station, and by ATAC public transport. The Fondazione FS Italiane library and photo archive inside are not accessible to visitors.

Workers uncovered ancient catacombs of San Nicomede beneath the property during construction of the railway headquarters, though they were subsequently reburied. These hidden remains reveal layers of history hidden beneath this well-known Roman location.