Villa Lancellotti, Frascati

Name: Villa Lancellotti
Address: Frascati, Italy

#6 among attractions in Frascati

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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. The theatre is a direct copy of that at the nearby Villa Mondragone, for whom Primo acted as a banker. The clock, or 'orologio' was added in the nineteenth century while the villa was in the ownership of the Lancellotti family. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°48'24"N, 12°40'58"E

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Villa Lancellotti – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1390 ftSW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Villa Torlonia, Frascati
7 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.
0.4 miSE
Park, Baroque architecture
Villa Tuscolana, Frascati
11 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.
~540 ftNW
Baroque architecture, Church
Frascati Cathedral, Frascati
3 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.
~1170 ftS
Imposing 17th-century villa and gardens
Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati
6 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.
~820 ftNW
Baroque architecture, Church
Church of the Gesù, Frascati
4 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.
~1750 ftE
Baroque architecture, Historical place, Architecture
Villa Falconieri, Frascati
9 min walk • The Villa Falconieri is a villa in Frascati, Italy.
0.7 miNE
Ruins, Museum, Historical place
Barco Borghese, Monte Porzio Catone
19 min walk • Barco Borghese is an archaeological site in Monte Porzio Catone, in Italy.
~1340 ftNW
Church
Santa Maria in Vivario, Frascati
7 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.
0.7 miW
Student center
Villa Sora, Frascati
19 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.
0.5 miW
Vernacular architecture
Villa Sciarra, Frascati
14 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.
1.2 miE
41°48'43"N • 12°42'18"E
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Monte Porzio Catone
31 min walk • Laboratory, Library

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Villa Lancellotti?

Nearby attractions include Frascati Cathedral, Frascati (3 min walk), Church of the Gesù, Frascati (4 min walk), Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati (6 min walk), Santa Maria in Vivario, Frascati (7 min walk).

How to get to Villa Lancellotti by public transport?

The nearest stations to Villa Lancellotti:

Bus

Frascati • Lines: 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 3/, 4, 5, CoTraL T3002, P0002, P3106, R0002, T3102, TPL M.Porzio (4 min walk)
Tuscolana/Hotel Flora • Lines: 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 3/, 4, 5, CoTraL T3002, P0002, P3106, R0002, T3102, TPL M.Porzio (8 min walk)

Train

Frascati (7 min walk)