Farnese

... , the Pilotta Palace (a warehouse for arms, food and the duke's employees) that today houses the Galleria Nazionale, the Farnese Theater, Parma's Archaeological Museum and the Institute of Art.  The Farnese period also saw completion of many of the ...

... skip and jump to the next piazza - Piazza Farnese. The Palazzo Farnese dominates the piazza. It was built by Alessandro Farnese, whose sister Guilia was a mistress of Pope Alexander VI Borgia (Alessandro also became Pope in 1534). The Palazzo ...

... at the right stop and found the museum okay. We bought our 10 euro tickets (each), and excitedly hurried off down the Farnese Gallery, which is filled with famous statues from Greek and Roman antiquity. In this collection is the Farnese Hercules and the ...

... . Here in the Piazza Farnese we learn about some of the history of Renaissance Rome and the building of this beautiful Pallazo Farnese that dominates this small piazza. The pallazo Farnese has been occupied by the French for use as their embassy for many ...

... um importante exemplar da concepção urbanística do Renascimento. Logo no começo da rua logo no começo está a Arcada Farnese, uma passagem que deveria ligar o Palazzo Farnese à Villa Farnesina, do outro lado do rio, mas que não chegou ...

... .  ahhh some peace and quiet finally, and there of all places!!!  There is also a large collection thanks to the Farnese's (lived in Rome in what is now the French embassy) as well as another person....hmmmm what was their name.  oh ...

... walk through some of the buildings in Palatine. I also got to show Cory some of the fun little drinking fountains near the Farnese Gardens. You place your thumb over where the water comes out and the water shoots up through a small hole in the pipe ...

... have done with almost any other work of art on this holiday. The other great piece of sculpture in Napoli is the Farnese Hercules, which really is exceptional. One of the guide books notes that Napoleon always regretted leaving it behind when he ...

... pretty much the way the Italians do everything.  After lunch we went to the palace of a papal, aristocratic family, the Farnese family.  The inside was really impressive because every room was covered with frescoes and paintings.  I don't ...

... the hill. We finished at the Farnese gardens at the top (designed by the Renaissance architect Vignola for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese). Apparently the garden (but not the villa) was rescued from ruin. The gardens were lovely, filled with cool ...

... at the museum. This has the largest collection, and most significant collection of everything ancient in Italy. The collection of Farnese marbles (plundered by the Pope, most from the historic sites of Rome including the Baths of Caracalla and Hadrian's ...