What a spectacular place. Small and perfectly formed. The stained glass is superb, floor beautiful; the whole house has a very "human" feel, it's more like a cottage.Don't be put off, because Mussolini lived here once. Cracking restaurant nearby.

It is a must! if you come to Rome and have time to visit only one museum, do not miss Villa Torlonia. It is tiny, it is not the Vatican Museum or the Musei Capitolini, bur you will not regret it.

Then go and visit this villa that belonged to the Torlonia family. Enjoy the lay out of this park and feel the history. Mussolini lived here, the Anglo-American troops used it as their headquarters until 1947 and after they left it was left alone and thoroughly neglected for 30 years. Since la Comuna di Roma acquired the estate part of... More

Villa Torlonia is a wonderfully landscaped park, a quiet oasis in an otherwise often moving city. Comprising running paths, lawns for relaxing, a dog park (across the street), a museum, a cat sanctuary, a café restaurant, a playground, a former equine arena, and some features still under restoration, this historic city park is simply a nice place for a leisurely... More

Want to spend an hour walking around a nice park and see a very nice restaured villa? Villa Torlonia is it. Finally reopened after decades of abandom, the villa has been restored VERY well. The frescos and grotesche are superb. Also, on the last floor you will see a selection of the best painting from the Scuola Romana...The Casina delle... More

Open daily from 9 am to 7 pm, this oasis in the capital was once the residence of the wealthy Torlonia family, and more recently of Mussolini from 1925 to 1943. It is a pleasant garden for a stroll, but houses some interesting museums (The Casina delle Civette contains notable examples of Art Nouveau, the Casino Nobile some great statuary... More

A 10 minute walk from Bologna Metro station, this beautifully restored villa was home to Mussolini and his family for the last twenty years of his life and you can visit his bedroom and see photos of him there posing for journalists. But more striking are the individual rooms - all ornately and distinctively decorated yet very human-scale. The gardens... More