Country Italy Elevation 520 m (1,710 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 57.47 km² Province Province of Viterbo Region Latium | Province / Metropolitan city Viterbo (VT) Demonym(s) Caprolatti Dialing code 0761 Local time Wednesday 11:52 PM Postal code 01032 Dialling code 0761 | |
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Caprarola is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The village is situated in a range of volcanic hills known as the Cimini Mounts.
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Map of 01032 Caprarola Province of Viterbo, Italy
The town is home to the large Renaissance mansion or villa which dominates the surrounding country-side, Villa Farnese (or Villa Caprarola). Not to be confused with the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, it was initially built as a fortress, as the town and the surrounding area was a feud of the House of Farnese, by the cardinal Alessandro Farnese senio in 1530, according to a project of the architect Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. After only four years the project came to an halt when the cardinal was elected pope in 1534 under the name Paul III.
Filmography
Villa Farnese was used as film location in many movies and tv series, as Medici: Masters of Florence.