Barco Borghese, Monte Porzio Catone

Name: Barco Borghese
Address: Via di Frascati 62, Monte Porzio Catone, 00078, Italy
Telephone: +39 320 787 1831

#1 among attractions in Monte Porzio Catone

Ruins, Museum, Historical place

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Barco Borghese is an archaeological site in Monte Porzio Catone, in Italy.

Coordinates: 41°48'54"N, 12°41'27"E

Address

Via di Frascati 62Monte Porzio Catone 00078 Italy

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+39 320 787 1831

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Barco Borghese – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tusculum, Villa Torlonia, Villa Tuscolana, Frascati Cathedral.

1.6 miSE
City, Archaeological site
Tusculum
40 min walk • Tusculum, Italy, is an ancient archaeological site that offers a unique glimpse into the Roman past. Located on the Alban Hills, southeast of Rome, this once-prosperous city boasts a rich history dating back to pre-Roman times.
1 miSW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Villa Torlonia, Frascati
25 min walk • The Villa Torlonia in Frascati is a villa belonging to the Torlonia family in Frascati, Italy. The land on which the villa was built originally belonged to the Abbey of Grottaferrata, which donated it in 1563 to Annibal Caro, who commissioned a small villa where he spent the last years of his life, translating the Aeneid.
0.8 miS
Park, Baroque architecture
Villa Tuscolana, Frascati
22 min walk • Villa Rufinella, also called Villa Tuscolana, is a villa in Frascati, Italy. Villa Rufinella is situated highest of the villas on the hill above the town of Frascati. It was built by Alessandro Ruffini, bishop of Melfi, in 1578, but during its history, the proprietors have made changes in different parts of it.
0.7 miSW
Baroque architecture, Church
Frascati Cathedral, Frascati
19 min walk • Frascati Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Frascati, Italy. Dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle, it is the seat of the Bishop of Frascati.
0.9 miSW
Imposing 17th-century villa and gardens
Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati
23 min walk • The Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy. It is still owned and lived in by the Aldobrandini family, and known as Belvedere for its location overlooking the valley toward the city of Rome.
0.7 miSW
Baroque architecture, Church
Church of the Gesù, Frascati
18 min walk • Church of the Gesù is a Roman Catholic church in Frascati, in the province of Rome, in Italy. The original church was built in 1520. In 1554, the city began the construction of the another church to replace the original church. but did not complete it.
0.7 miSW
Fountain
Villa Lancellotti, Frascati
19 min walk • Villa Lancellotti is a villa in Frascati, Italy, the nearest to the town centre. This villa was constructed in 1582 by Cardinal Bonanni. It was sold in 1617 to the banker Roberto Primo who constructed the 'teatro d'acqua' at the far end of the garden.
0.6 miS
Baroque architecture, Historical place, Architecture
Villa Falconieri, Frascati
15 min walk • The Villa Falconieri is a villa in Frascati, Italy.
0.7 miSW
Church
Santa Maria in Vivario, Frascati
18 min walk • The parish church of Santa Maria in Vivario is a Catholic place of worship in Frascati, in the province of Rome, in the Suburbicarian See of Frascati. It was the cathedral of the diocese for 150 years.
1.1 miW
Student center
Villa Sora, Frascati
29 min walk • Villa Sora is either: An ancient Roman villa in Torre del Greco A villa in Frascati, Italy. It was built at the end of 16th century by Giacomo Boncompagni, duke of Sora, natural son of Pope Gregory XIII.
1.2 miSW
Vernacular architecture
Villa Sciarra, Frascati
31 min walk • The Villa Sciarra is a villa in Frascati, Italy. Also called Villa Bel Poggio, the Villa Sciarra was built in 1570 at the orders of Ottaviano Vestri. The portal gate of the gardens is to ascribe to Nicola Salvi. The main edifice of the villa was destroyed when Frascati was bombed by Americans on September 8, 1943.

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Nearby attractions include Villa Mondragone, Frascati (13 min walk), Villa Falconieri, Frascati (15 min walk), Santa Maria in Vivario, Frascati (18 min walk), Church of the Gesù, Frascati (18 min walk).