Famed as one of the noblest and most serene creational of the Italian Renaissance, the construction of this villa was commissioned by Sienese Banker Agostino Chigi to architect Baldassarre Peruzzi. Charming interiors are decorate with frescos by notable artists like Raphael Sanzio, Sebastiano del Piombo, Giovanni da Udine, Giovanni Bazzi known as il Sodoma, Giulio Romano, Giovan Francesco Penni, and Baldassarre Peruzzi himself.

Later purchased by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the villa is used for representative purposed by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.

• Garden visit: 2 Euros
• 14-18 years old, 65 + years old: 5 Euros
• 10-14 years, school groups: 4 Euros
• Children under 10, disabled: Free ticket
• On Monday, Friday and Saturday 12.30 pm (Italian), on Saturday 10 am (English), Special opening on the second Sunday of each month 3pm and 4pm (Italian): Additional 4 Euros
• On second Sunday of the month 12.00 Euros

• Closed on holidays.
• Special openings on the second Sunday of every month from 9am - 5pm with guided tours.
• Guided tours: On Monday, Friday and Saturday 12.30 pm (Italian), on Saturday 10 am (English), Special opening on the second Sunday of each month 3pm and 4pm (Italian).

• Bus 23, 125, 280, N11

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