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Villa Lante – Vignola’s Perfect Concept and Italian Irritations

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Sam Urqhart
Villa Lante

Villa Lante is one of the best-known Italian gardens, famed for its iconic ‘water-chain’ cascade, and the identical small stylish Palladian palazzine that sit to either side of the main axis of the garden. Of all the gardens around Rome … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens Archive, Italy | Tagged Rome, Vignola, Viterbo, Water chain cascade

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