Villa Vecchia is a patrician villa near Frascati, Italy, in the territory of the comune of Monte Porzio Catone, founded in 1560 by Cardinal Giovanni Ricci of Montepulciano. In 1562 it was sold to Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese, becoming the first Frascati residence of the Farnese family under the name Villa Tusculana, and it was restored for the occasion by the architect Vignola; Pope Gregory XIII later used it at times as a summer residence. The villa was damaged by air attacks during the Second World War, when it served as a German military depot, and it now houses a hotel and restaurant. Frascati is known for twelve such villas, collectively called the Ville Tuscolane, of which Villa Vecchia is one. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountMonte Porzio Catone, Italy 2 Completed Year Classification
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1. Villa Vecchia (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Vecchia, lead definition
Villa Vecchia is a patrician villa near Frascati, Italy, in the territory of the commune of Monte Porzio Catone.
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The villa now houses a hotel and restaurant.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1560)
Villa Vecchia is a patrician villa near Frascati, Italy, in the territory of the commune of Monte Porzio Catone. In the villa's garden there is a long stretch of a well kept Roman road. It was founded in 1560 by the cardinal Giovanni Ricci of Montepulciano. Frascati is known for 12 such villas, the Ville Tuscolane.
In 1562 the villa sold to the Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese, it was the first residence
View the Source2. Villa Vecchia (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q4012622, instance of (P31): villa
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
Wikidata item Q4012622, property P131/P17 (location): Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
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