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Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti
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Historic villa / palace, 1630

Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti

Lost Baroque villa in Rome, Italy

Rome (RM), Lazio

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At a glance

Period
Early modern period, 1630
Style
Baroque
Architect
Pietro da Cortona
Coordinates
41°54′51″ N, 12°25′50″ E
Address
Pineta Sacchetti

About

The Villa Pigneto or Sacchetti, or also the Casino al Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti was a villa in Rome, Italy, designed by the Baroque artist Pietro da Cortona. A second, plainer, Villa Sacchetti, now called Villa Chigi, is found at Castelfusano near Ostia and also was decorated (if not designed) by Cortona.

The Roman villa was an elaborately decorated suburban casino or (lodge), that stood only for some decades after completion in 1630, just at the then-outskirts of Rome (now Pigneto Sacchetti train stop) at the foot of Monte Mario. From the top rampart of the garden entrance, one should have been able to glimpse above the surrounding pine forest (pigneto) the domes of St Peter's Basilica and central Rome.

As the name casino implies, this was a "pleasure house", a lodge where notables could take refuge from the crowded Rome. The villa suburbana was commissioned by the Florentine Marchese Marcello Sacchetti, papal treasurer of the profligate Barberini Pope Urban VIII. Other members of this family benefited for a few decades from association with the pope, including his brother Giulio, named cardinal, and another brother, named general of papal armies.

Keep reading on Wikipedia

Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti».

Timeline

  1. 1630Built

Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).

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Getting there

AppianoTrain, nearest
700 m as the crow flies
Villa Pigneto del Marchese SacchettiPineta Sacchetti
Aeroporto di Roma-Fiumicino18.5 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti?

Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. Address: Pineta Sacchetti. GPS coordinates: 41.91430, 12.43059.

How old is Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti?

Wikidata dates it to 1630.

What else is there to see near Villa Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti?

Nearby you’ll find: Forte Braschi (500 m away), Forte Boccea (1.7 km away), Porta Pertusa (2 km away).

Sources and licences

Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 4 photos
  1. Villa Sacchetti — Gaspar van Wittel, Public domain
  2. Veduta del Palazzo detto Il Pigneto dell'ill. sig. Marchese Sacchetti fuori di Porta Angelica, hoggi in parte diruto by Alessandro Specchi (1699) — Alessandro Specchi, Public domain
  3. Detail van verlorengegane plafondschildering in de Villa del Pigneto, RP-P-H-OB-207.742 — Rijksmuseum, CC0
  4. Palazzo del Pigneto – Etching by Alessandro Specchi — Alessandro Specchi, Public domain

Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences

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