Villa Farnesina

"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

"Money was no object to the extravagant Agostino Chigi... evident in this elegant villa, built for him about 1511." Full review

"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

"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

"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

"This gorgeous 16th-century villa is famous for its stunning frescoes." Full review