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Renaissance Splendor

Rome reborn — the palaces, art, and ambition of the Renaissance, when the city rediscovered its own greatness.

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the terraced gardens of Villa Lante with Italian box myrtle cut into labyrinths

Renaissance Splendor: The Gardens of Villa Lante and Palazzo Farnese near Viterbo

You are planning a trip to Rome in June and dread the heat... You are staying for a week or…

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Renaissance Splendor: The Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica — An Update

The Vatican can be overwhelming: Papal Palaces turned Museums, art overload at the Sistine, and Saint Peter's (which was the…

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the Villa Farnesina designed by Baldassare Peruzzi for Agostino Chigi: a jewel box of Renaissance art

Renaissance Splendor: The Villa Farnesina, A Millionaire’s Mini-Mansion

Meet Agostino Chigi, Renaissance banking tycoon extraordinaire! Then revel in the beauty of his summer home in Trastevere. In the…

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villa's d'este's amazing fountains and jets of water

Renaissance Splendor: Villa d’Este, Tivoli

Ancient aristocrats bought property in the countryside around Rome where they built luxury residences and opulent summer homes. They often…

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