HOME LOCATIONS SERVICES BLOG CONTACTS LOCATIONS \ HISTORIC HOUSES •••••• Villa Medici HISTORIC HOUSES Villa Medici stands on the Pincio hill and is located outside the pomoerium (sacred enclosure) of ancient Rome, but is included within the Aurelian walls, built between 270 and 273 AD. In the place where the Villa stands, at the end of the republican period Lucius Lucinius Lucullus (115 - 57 BC), had his gardens placed and between 66 and 63 he built a large villa which was to occupy the entire site. The Villa continued to be an imperial property until the time of Trajan, and then became the property of Ferdinando dè Medici (1549-1609), collector and patron, who entrusted the ambitious project to transform the residence into a Florentine architect Bartolomeo Ammannati. a magnificent palace worthy of the noble family. Starting from 1803, Villa Medici radically changed its intended use, becoming the seat of the French Academy, intended to accommodate about twenty young French artists, to reside there and be able to work together. Villa Medici still offers its evocative and exclusive spaces for events of various kinds, such as the Grand Salon , the Music Room , the Great Galleries of Ferdinando de 'Medici , the Michel Piccoli Cinema Room or the outdoor spaces of the Loggia , the Gardens and the Bosco Terrace. LOCATION DETAILS ... CONTACT US Your Name (required) Your email (requested) Object Your message © Christmas 2021 | Credits

HOME LOCATIONS SERVICES BLOG CONTACTS LOCATIONS \ VILLAS AND CASALI •••••• Ripolo estate VILLAS AND FARMHOUSES 35 kilometers from Rome, near Trevignano Romano, between the gentle hills that separate the lakes of Bracciano and Martignano from the Sabatini Mountains. In this green oasis, once there were the patrician villas of the Romans who chose to spend long periods of idleness here, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Today, the remains of these ancient buildings remain, dating back to the time of Septimius Severus, scattered in the countryside. Tenuta di Ripolo has seventeenth-century origins and was used as a hunting lodge, before becoming the property of the Odescalchi princes in the seventeenth century. The structure is divided into four elegant rooms, furnished with antiques and gigantic fireplaces that make the atmosphere suggestive The large outdoor spaces are dominated by the baroque swimming pool, adorned with a statue of the Bernini school. Particularly suggestive is the atmosphere created at sunset, when the park, spread over three levels and the large terraces, are illuminated by spectacular plays of lights. What makes this structure particularly coveted, in addition to the beauty of its spaces, is undoubtedly its proximity to Rome, despite being immersed in the countryside. LOCATION DETAILS ... CONTACT US Your Name (required) Your email (requested) Object Your message © Christmas 2021 | Credits