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Historic villa / palace
Villa Sciarra
Park in Rome named for the villa
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 41°53′01″ N, 12°27′54″ E
History and description
Villa Sciarra is a park in Rome named for the villa at its centre. It is located between the neighborhoods of Trastevere, Gianicolo and Monteverde Vecchio.
History
In 1653 Cardinal Antonio Barberini bought most of the land within the Janiculum walls between Porta Portese and Porta San Pancrazio to build an estate mainly used as a farm. In 1811 the property was acquired by the Colonna di Sciarra, who gave the villa its current name and enlarged it by acquiring the land belonging to Monastero di San Cosimato. In the 1880s Prince Maffeo Sciarra Colonna went bankrupt and the estate was split and a large part of it became a residential area. The last owners, George Washington Wurts and his wife Henrietta Tower, who was the sister of Charlemagne Tower, established the remaining land as a botanic garden and aviary complex embellished with an original sculptural decoration coming from an 18th-century Lombard villa near Milan. The park was given to Benito Mussolini by the widowed Henrietta in 1932 on condition it became a public park.
Location
The best approach is from Viale Trastevere. At the Ministry of Education turn onto Via E. Morosini, then take the first left (Via Dandolo) to make the climb and turn left at Via Calandrelli. In Via Calandrelli there are two entrances which are the first giving on to Piazzale Wurts, designed by Pio Piacentini and the second at Largo E. Mintilli.
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Photos
Getting there
Quattro VentiTrain, nearest
700 m as the crow flies
Villa Sciarra
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino14.1 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 Sciarra?
Villa Sciarra is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.88350, 12.46490.
What else is there to see near Villa Sciarra?
Nearby you’ll find: Syriac sanctuary on Gianicolo hill (100 m away), Wall of Pope Urban VIII (300 m away), Palazzo del Ministero della pubblica istruzione (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
- VillaSciarra — Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- "Villa Sciarra," George Wurts house, via Calandrelli, Rome, Italy. Alley LCCN2008677774 — Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, Public domain
- Villa Sciarra, memoria di George Wurts donatore P1140899 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- V Sciarra 1170965-6 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- V Sciarra esedra arborea 1170981-2 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- VillaSciarraAviary — Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- VillaSciarraRomeParco — Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Viale Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Roma — Andrea Zennaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Viale Rosa Vagnozzi, Roma — Andrea Zennaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences