- Frascati in the Environs of Rome: the villas
In 1549 Alessandro Ruffini, a prelate of the papal court, built Villa La Rufina (aka Villa Falconieri) on the hill above Frascati His example was followed by the most important Roman families: Boncompagni (Gregory XIII), Montalto (Sixtus V), Aldobrandini (Clement VIII), Borghese (Paul V)
- Ville Tuscolane - Wikipedia
The villas today fall within the territory of the three municipalities of Frascati, Monte Porzio Catone, and Grottaferrata, all bordering each other and located in the Metropolitan City of Rome
- Frascati | Visit Castelli Romani - The official guide to the . . .
More than half of the twelve existing Villas of Tusculum come under the town of Frascati, the ones remaining belong to Monte Porzio Catone and Grottaferrata Some of them can be visited and are included in the guided tours proposed annually by the Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani
- Villas of Frascati
With its mountainous slopes, and beautiful views of Rome and the sea, Frascati had space enough for the magnificent grounds a villa required Thus the villas of Frascati belong essentially to the first half of the 17 C
- Frascati, in the Roman castles, among ancient villas and DOC . . .
Among the common gods Roman castles, Frascati it is undoubtedly the most visited and loved by tourists Reachable from Rome Termini station in 30 minutes, Frascati welcomes its visitors in Square Rome, under the gaze of the imposing Villa Aldobrandini, symbol of all the villas in the Tuscola area
- The Roman Castles – Frascati, a long story - Travell Italy
Little is known of the medieval past of Frascati: most probably a Benedictine monastery was erected near the ruins of the ancient Roman villa and it was thanks to activity of the monks that the village was kept alive
- Tusculum Villas in Frascati - discover with Around Rome
A unique place where in the short stretch of 2 km, framing the city of Frascati, a few kilometers from Rome, there are 12 Renaissance villas, built between the 16th and 17th centuries
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