Pur in the absence of contemporary documentation, the design of Villa Lante in Bagnaia is attributed to Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. For those arriving after just visiting Villa Farnese in Caprarola, the first remarkable impression is the difference between the two Vignola villas, although built in the same area, during the same period, and in the same architectural style: the similarities between the two monuments are few.
In 2011 it was voted “Most beautiful park in Italy”.
Construction began in 1511 but was completed around 1566 on commission from Cardinal Gianfrancesco Gambara.
The villa is known as “Villa Lante“. However, it did not acquire this name until the 17th century, when it passed into the hands of Ippolito Lante Montefeltro della Rovere, Duke of Bomarzo, when the building was already 100 years old.
Visiting Hours: Tuesday to Sunday
