Caprarola

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.

Caprarola
Comune di Caprarola
Location of Caprarola
Caprarola
Location of Caprarola in Italy
Caprarola
Caprarola (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°19′40.3″N 12°14′17.1″E
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceViterbo (VT)
Government
  MayorEugenio Stelliferi
Area
  Total57.58 km2 (22.23 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2017)
  Total5,417
  Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
DemonymCaprolatti
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
01032
Dialing code0761
Patron saintSt. Egidius
Saint dayDecember 26
WebsiteOfficial website

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 a halt when the cardinal was elected pope in 1534 under the name Paul III.

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