Villa Sora
Coordinates: 41°48′38″N 12°40′12″E / 41.8106861°N 12.6699306°E
Print of Matteo Greuter 1620 - Villa Sora
South view of Villa Sora
Villa Sora is either:
- An ancient Roman villa in Torre del Greco
- A villa in Frascati, Italy. It was built at the end of 16th century by Giacomo Boncompagni, duke of Sora, natural son of Pope Gregory XIII. In the central hall there are painted fresco decorations of Cavalier D'Arpino(17th century). Frescoes by Flemish artists are in two lodges, opposite the villa ( and ).
The villa nowadays houses a school of the Salesians.
Sources[]
- Wells Clara Louisa - The Alban Hills, Vol. I: Frascati - 1878 publisher: Barbera, Rome, Italy - OCLC 21996251
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Categories:
- Villas in Lazio
- Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital