THE PARK

Villa Doria Pamphili

Rome's Garden of Wonders

Rome has a Garden of Wonders, and that garden is called Villa Doria Pamphili. Villa Pamphili is a historic residence, but it's also the capital's largest park. Seventeenth-century buildings, Italian gardens, fountains, waterfalls, lakes, and monumental trees dot this historic villa, nestled between the ancient Roman roads of Via Aurelia Antica, Via della Nocetta, and Via Vitellia. More than 180 hectares of greenery are dotted with walking paths, bike paths, and children's play areas. A single restaurant, the Vivi Bistrot di Villa Pamphili, offers the ideal base for exploring the park, perhaps with a delicious picnic basket in hand.

Curiosity

The secrets of the Villa

Here are some really interesting tidbits about this magnificent park in Rome:
  • It was filmed in the Secret Gardens of Villa Pamphili The Young Pope by Paolo Sorrentino, with Jude Law as the Pope.
  • I avenues of Villa Pamphili are dedicated to famous women, from Maria Callas to Oriana Fallaci, passing through Simone de Beauvoir, the Bronte sisters and Natalia Ginzburg.
  • A secret tunnel a kilometer and a half long road connects the Casino del Bel Respiro to the Vatican: an escape route for Popes who wanted to flee the city.
  • To date throughout Villa Pamphili there is a single public bathroom and it's in the ViVi Bistrot!

Opening hours

From 7.00 am until sunset.

In the summer, the doors on Via Vitellia remain open in the evenings to allow Vivi's guests to reach the Bistrot, which in the summer offers aperitifs and dinners under the stars.

Revenue

Villa Pamphili can be reached from 8 main entrances:

Via San Pancrazio, Via Leone XIII, Largo Casale Vigna Vecchia, Largo M. Luther King, Via Vitellia, Via della Nocetta and two entrances on Via Aurelia Antica (at numbers 183 and 327)

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The park is your living room

Enjoy a picnic at Villa Pamphili!

Treat yourself to a biovicious picnic in Villa Pamphili Park. Order online and, starting an hour later, you'll find your picnic at Vivi Bistrot, where you can pick it up without waiting in line. Fully compostable packaging and picnic blankets available for rent.

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The 3 best walks in Villa Pamphili

1. Seventeenth-century Splendors

Get ready to feast your eyes on the splendid seventeenth-century architecture of the villa. You enter from Gate of San Pancrazio through the monumental entrance, marked by the Gate of the Four Winds. Go down on the right crossing a rather busy area of the park and go along the Deer Valley, the ancient hunting reserve of the Pamphili family. Further on is the pearl of the park, the Casino del Bel Respiro also called Casino Algardi by the sculptor who designed it. In front of the Casino are the wonderful Secret Gardens, a true landscape masterpiece. Continue towards the Theatre Garden and take a break here, among amphitheaters, fountains and rare trees.

The 3 best walks in Villa Pamphili

2. The Way of Water

The history of Villa Pamphili is intertwined with water. Right next to the entrance at Via Aurelia Antica 183, the Traino Aqueduct feeds the villa's incredible fountains: the Fontana del Mascherone, the Fontana del Tiber, the Fontana della Palomba, and the Fontana della Lumaca. Continue to the Fontana del Giglio, whose waters flow through a scenic canal, forming waterfalls and water features, before flowing into Lago del Belvedere. Take a stroll around this natural lake filled with birds and monumental trees. Returning to the entrance, you'll pass through the villa's historic pine forest. Gaze up at the sky and admire the foliage of the 500 Roman pines gently swaying in the wind.

The 3 best walks in Villa Pamphili

3. The Valley

If you already know Villa Pamphili, or if you want to immerse yourself in a piece of Roman countryside, This is the route for you. You enter from Via Aurelia Antica 372 in the western part of the park. Reach the Zen pond, created in 1965, and cross the pedestrian bridge. Continue until Giovio's farmhouse, the farmhouse built in the Middle Ages by the Gioivio family on the ruins of a Roman temple, and then purchased by the Pamphili family. Above all, go and discover the botanical collection of the park, maintained by the Villa Pamphilj Gardens Service. The western section is so rich in natural beauty that it's also known as the "Valley." It's ideal for exploring by bicycle.

EXTRA

The map!

This map features the must-sees at Villa Pamphili, from the architectural wonders to the botanical collections. The entrances, promenades, fountains, lakes, and the 11-kilometer bike path are all within easy reach.
And of course ViVi Bistrot and our favorite picnic spots.