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Palazzo Doria PamphiljvsVilla Farnesina
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj and Villa Farnesina are both praised by writers. On balance, Villa Farnesina is the choice of most professionals compared to Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. Villa Farnesina comes in at 85 with positive reviews from 5 reviewers such as Frommer's, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler Time Out
Afar Magazine
Frommer's
Via del Corso, 305, Rome
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Fodor's "Along with the Palazzo Colonna and the Galleria Borghese, this spectacular family palace provides the best glimpse of aristocratic Rome." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This large, privately owned art collection is housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj." Full review
Time Out "The collection of one of the great families of Rome's aristocracy (spelled either Pamphili or Pamphilj), now headed by two half-British siblings, is a very personal one." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Caravaggio, with his Rest on the Flight to Egypt, is the star of a prestigious collection of paintings and sculptures."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Housed in the palazzo of the noble Doria Pamphili family (15C-19C), this museum is home to one of the richest collections of paintings and sculptures in Rome." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Galleria Doria Pamphilj is a near-overdose art high: packed densely with 17th-century Flemish, Italian, English and Spanish masters." Full review
Time Out "The Doria Pamphilj family is part of Rome’s papal aristocracy, with a centro storico palazzo covering a whole city block and a superlative art collection still in private hands." Full review
Afar Magazine "This ornate private palace is the perfect place to live out your very own royal dreams." Full review
Frommer's "One of the city’s finest rococo palaces...the galleria winds through the old apartments, their paintings displayed floor-to-ceiling among antique furniture and richly decorated walls." Full review
Villa Farnesina Time Out Fodor's Michelin Guide
The Telegraph Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Via della Lungara 230, Rome
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Time Out "Villa Farnesina was built between 1508 and 1511 to a design by Baldassare Peruzzi as a pleasure palace and holiday home for the fabulously rich papal banker Agostino Chigi." Full review
Fodor's "Money was no object to the extravagant Agostino Chigi... evident in this elegant villa, built for him about 1511." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Built on the banks of the Tiber by Baldassare Peruzzi for the banker Agostino Chigi (1465-1520), this originally suburban villa had many great Renaissance artists work upon it." Full review
The Telegraph "By 1577 the Chigi family was bankrupt and the villa was sold to the Farnese clan, hence the name change. It's now home to a prestigious scientific and cultural academy." Full review
Frommer's "Agostino "il Magnifico" Chigi (1465-1520), the richest man in Europe, once lived in this sumptuous villa built for him by the architect Baldassare Peruzzi between 1508 and 1511." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This gorgeous 16th-century villa is famous for its stunning frescoes." Full review
