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Villa Sciarra

Coordinates: 41°48′16″N 12°40′23″E / 41.8044194°N 12.6730167°E / 41.8044194; 12.6730167
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41°48′16″N 12°40′23″E / 41.8044194°N 12.6730167°E / 41.8044194; 12.6730167

Villa Sciarra is a villa in Frascati, Italy. Called also villa "Bel Poggio", it was built in 1570 by order of Mons. Ottaviano Vestri.It is not to be confused with Villa Sciarra (Rome)

Print of Matteo Greuter 1620 - Villa Sciarra

The portal gate of the gardens is to ascribe to Nicola Salvi. The main edifice of the villa was destroyed when Frascati was bombed by Americans on September 8, 1943.

The gardens are now a public park.

Sources

  • Wells Clara Louisa The Alban Hills, Vol. I: Frascati - 1878 publisher: Barbera, Rome, Italy - OCLC 21996251


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