La Villa Farnesina in via della Lungara in Rome, in the heart of Trastevere, is one of the most noble and harmonious achievements of the Italian Renaissance, commissioned by Agostino Chigi to Baldassarre Peruzzi, and frescoed with paintings inspired by classical myths by Raffaello Sanzio, Sebastiano del Piombo, Giovanni da Udine, Giovanni Bazzi called il Sodoma, Giulio Romano and Giovan Francesco Penni. The villa is today the representative seat of the Accademia dei Lincei.
Guided tours Monday, Friday and Saturday at 12:30 pm; guided tours in English on Saturdays at 10:00 am.
