What to do · Caprarola and Bomarzo
Farnese Palace in Caprarola
Information
- Price
- 10
- Duration
- 1 h 30
- Season
- All year, Tuesday to Sunday
- Who it's for
- All ages; €2 reduced rate
What it is
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese had this palace built between 1559 and 1575 on the foundations of a fortress, to a design by Vignola. From outside it is a pentagon with bastions, half fortress and half villa, which crowns the whole village: Caprarola was reorganised around one straight street, the Via Dritta, that climbs to its façade. Inside it has a circular courtyard, the spiral royal staircase with its painted dome and rooms covered in Mannerist frescoes by the Zuccari brothers, among them the Map Room, with the continents known in the 16th century and a ceiling of constellations.
Opening times and tickets
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 8:30 to 19:30; the ticket office closes at 18:45. The ticket with the park costs €10; reduced, €2. When the park is closed, the palace alone, €8. There is no need to book; buy at the ticket office or on the Musei Italiani app. Closed on Mondays and on 25 December.
What you need to know
The park and gardens, behind the palace, close much earlier in winter: in November and December, last entry at 15:00. If you come in those months, start with the gardens.
Tips
- Walk up the Via Dritta Park below and reach the palace by the street that was laid out to look at it.
- In winter, gardens first The park closes at 16:00 from November to January.
As a familyWith teenagers
