Photo: Renato Clementi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 41°48′23″ N, 12°40′60″ E
About
Villa Lancellotti is a villa in Frascati, Italy, the nearest to the town centre. This villa was constructed in 1582 by Cardinal Bonanni. It was sold in 1617 to the banker Roberto Primo who constructed the 'teatro d'acqua' (water theatre) at the far end of the garden. The theatre is a direct copy of that at the nearby Villa Mondragone, for whom Primo acted as a banker. The clock, or 'orologio' was added in the nineteenth century while the villa was in the ownership of the Lancellotti family.
The villa was restored in 1730, by the new owner Prince Pietro Piccolomini. In 1840 the Villa, called Villa Piccolomini, was sold to Francis Mehlem of Bavaria. The villa was bought and restored in 1866 by Prince Filippo Massimo Lancellotti and his wife Princess Elisabetta Borghese Aldobrandini.
King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, lived here, and in October 1805 he received Pope Pius VII as a guest.
In 1855 the famous writer George Sand rented the Villa Piccolomini from March 31 to April 19 and lived here with her son Maurice and her secretary Alexandre Manceau.
The facade of the palace offers views of the garden from every floor, and panoramic views of Tuscolo hill.
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Photos
Getting there
FrascatiTrain, nearest
500 m as the crow flies
Villa Lancellotti
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino7.5 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Villa Lancellotti?
Villa Lancellotti is in Frascati, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.80650, 12.68330.
What else is there to see near Villa Lancellotti?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo Tuscolano Scuderie Aldobrandini (200 m away), Villa Aldobrandini (300 m away), Villa Torlonia (500 m 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 9 photos
- Villa lancellotti — Renato Clementi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Frascati 1928 ingresso Villa Lancellotti img004 — Unknown Unknown, The original uploader was Luiclemens at Italian Wikipedia., Public domain
- Frascati, Villa Lancellotti giardino e palazzo (xilografia) — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Giardino e Ninfeo Villa Lancellotti a Frascati — Luiclemens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa Lancellotti (20438538020) — fotokoci, CC0
- Villa Lancellotti 1907 img008 — Unknown Unknown, The original uploader was Luiclemens at Italian Wikipedia., Public domain
- A. Sheldon Pennoyer Collection A-000111 — Albert Sheldon Pennoyer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica F-N1094 (negativo) — Alessandro Vasari, Public domain
- Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica F-N1094 — Alessandro Vasari, Public domain
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences