Villa Farnesina

Europe,
Italy,
Rome,
Rione XIII - Trastevere

Villa Farnesina, located in the Trastevere district of Rome, is a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture built between 1506 and 1512 for the Sienese banker Agostino Chigi. Designed by the architect Baldassarre Peruzzi, the villa is famous for its extraordinary frescoes and its elegant horseshoe-shaped plan that opens towards the garden....