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Built in the early sixteenth century for Agostino Chigi, a rich Sienese banker and patron, the Villa Farnesina in Rome is one of the most beautiful and noblest creations of the Italian Renaissance, a work in which the architectural design and the pictorial decoration blend into a single, marvelous masterpiece. The Villa, conceived by Baldassarre Peruzzi, is painted in fresco by great masters such as Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Sodoma, and Peruzzi himself.
During this tour you will visit the lavish halls of the Villa and explore its beautiful architecture and the artwork in the company of a professional art historian. You will see the frescoes by Raphael and other famous Renaissance artists and learn the story behind the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche from your private guide. With fast-access tickets you will skip the long entrance lines and save your valuable vacation time in Rome.