2-Hour Farnese Palace Tour in Caprarola with Renaissance Gardens

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Admire the unique pentagon-shaped monumental palace with frescoed rooms
• 02 Wander through the formal gardens and the scenographic garden with fountains
• 03 Explore a Renaissance villa built to celebrate the power of the Farnese family
• 04 Discover the noble apartments of the palace with your guide

Visit the Farnese Palace, a breathtaking example of a Renaissance villa just an hour from Rome. Built in the 16th century at the will of the Great Cardinal Alessandro, it celebrates the power of his noble family through architecture, fresco paintings, and scenographic fountains.

Visit the Farnese Palace, a breathtaking example of a Renaissance villa just an hour from Rome.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Rome, Caprarola

Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Farnese Palace Noble Apartments and Hilltop Gardens

• Meet your guide in the palace courtyard.
• Enjoy a one-hour visit to the noble apartments.
• Continue with a one-hour visit to the gardens built on the hill behind the villa.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Guided visit of the palace and its gardens

What's Not Included

• Entrance fee of 10 EUR per person

What to bring

• Comfortable shoes

Know before you go

• The tour is wheelchair accessible, but some rooms are excluded from the wheelchair route, and only the formal garden can be visited, not the fountains.
• The gardens are set on the slope of the hill behind the palace, and there is a height difference of about 200 m.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Piazza Farnese, 1, Caprarola, VT, Italia

Tour start

01032 Caprarola VT, Italia

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.