Grottaferrata in Latium
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Frascati Cathedral

Frascati Cathedral (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Duomo di Frascati) 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. Construction on the present building (the fifth cathedral of this see) began in 1598, to the designs of Ottaviano Nonni (best known as Mascherino). After twelve years, on June 29, 1610 the first Mass was celebrated.

Located at 41.8076, 12.6816 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villa Aldobrandini

The Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy, property of the Aldobrandini family. Also known as Belvedere for its charming location overlooking the whole valley up to Rome. Vatican prelate Alessandro Rufini built the original villa in 1550. Pope Clement VIII gave nephew Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini the villa in 1598 as a reward for his negotiations he had undertaken with France which resulted in the peace treaty of 1595 and for his role in annexing Ferrara to the Papal States.

Located at 41.8034, 12.683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villa Lancellotti

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' (water theatre) 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.

Located at 41.8065, 12.6833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villa Sciarra

Not to be confused with the Villa Sciarra in Rome. 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. The gardens are now a public park.

Located at 41.8044, 12.673 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villa Grazioli

Villa Grazioli is a villa in Frascati, Italy, now in Grottaferrata communal territory. It was built at the end of the 16th century by Cardinal Carafa, projected by architect Domenico Fontana. The villa was enlarged by the new property, the family Acquaviva of Aragon, of the House of Atri. In 1843 the Grazioli family bought the villa. In some rooms Agostino Ciampelli (1565-1630) pictured the villa with decoration works, the paintings show rural life and rustic scene.

Located at 41.7993, 12.6775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villas in Italy, Buildings and structures in Lazio, Province of Rome

Villa Muti

Villa Muti is a rather plain appearing villa (from the outside) in Frascati, Italy, now in the communal territory of Grottaferrata.

Located at 41.8017, 12.6726 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villa Torlonia (Frascati)

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. (In 1896, Prince Leopoldo Torlonia placed a memorial stone to remember this event.

Located at 41.8034, 12.6795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Church of the Gesu (Frascati)

Church of the Gesu is a Roman Catholic church in Frascati, in the province of Rome, in Italy. The church was originally built in 1520. In 1554 the city began the construction of the present church, but did not complete it. In 1560 the Jesuits took possession of the site and completed it by 1597, calling it the church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. In 1694 the Jesuits decided to expand the church and completed the new church by 1700.

Located at 41.8086, 12.6811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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