The Heights of Villa Medici
Perched above Piazza di Spagna, Villa Medici is a Renaissance retreat suspended between sky and city. Once a cardinal’s palace and now home to the French Academy in Rome, it gathers centuries of art, ideas, and encounters under its elegant loggias. Here, history feels intimate, like a secret terrace shared with Rome.
From Palace to Artistic Haven – A Journey Through Time
Walk through rooms where marble busts, frescoes, and contemporary installations quietly converse. From the Medici family to today’s resident artists, each era has left its mark in stone, pigment, and light. Every corridor invites you to trace a path through creation, dialogue, and reinvention.
The Gardens of Villa Medici – Geometry, Greenery, and Roman Light
Step into perfectly ordered gardens where cypress trees, fountains, and ancient fragments create a living theatre in the open air. This is a place made for wandering slowly, following the play of shadows on gravel paths. Between hedges and statues, the timeless harmony of nature and architecture unfolds.
Beyond the Walls – A Balcony Over Rome
More than a villa, this is a belvedere over the Eternal City. From the terraces, domes and rooftops stretch to the horizon in a panorama that changes with every hour of the day. It is a sanctuary for contemplation, where beauty, memory, and the future of art meet in a single gaze.

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