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Caprarola Monuments

Among the monuments worth seeing, we recommend:

Church of S. Teresa, XVI cent.
Church of S. Teresa,
XVI cent., housing outstanding works of art, including a canvas by Guido Reni and the portrait of Odoardo Farnese.

Church of S. Rocco,
XVI cent., still keeps the original high altar, the side stuccoed altars and a peculiar, decorated coffered ceiling.

Church of S. Maria:
XII cent., with apse set into the unfinished donjon of Di Vico castle; after being destroyed by a fire, it was rebuilt in 1870.

Church of S. Maria della Consolazione: ordered by the Farnese family in the XVI cent., it boasts a magnificent wood door, completely carved. This church also keeps outstanding works, like a XI cent. effigy of Virgin Mary, a high altar in cut and decorated wood and a wonderful, gold-decorated coffered ceiling.
For visits, apply to tourists' office, Phone. +39-761-646157.

Palazzo Riario: XIV cent.

Palazzo Farnese's Stables: it is an imposing building planned by Vignola in XVI cent.

Villa Farnese XVI cent.
Palazzo Farnese XVI sec.:
with the construction of this grand building, partly by Sangallo and accomplished by Vignola, made in 27 years only, started a process of upgrading to adjust the village to the architectural needs of the palace, by the construction of bridges and of an unusual straightforward street that crosses the town, starting from the extremity up to the palace square.
The most illustrious artists of the time worked at it, like Taddeo and Federico Zuccari, Giovanni de Vecchi, Giacomo Bertoja, Raffaellino da Reggio, and others.



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For guide tours Phone: +39-761-645404.




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