I first read about the Villa Lante in the late 1970s, in one of two books on Italian Renaissance gardens. The first, by Georgina Masson, is large and comprehensive; the second, by Sir George Sitwell, ...

Villa Lante embodies the humanist ideals of the Italian Renaissance. In a way, all gardens, from the lowliest patch of zinnias to a sophisticated jewel of landscape design such as Villa Lante, are ...

Sunday Flew Ryanair to Italy with the family for Easter. A last opportunity before the summer rental season begins. It has become clear there are opposing agendas on the cards behind the reasoning for ...

BAGNAIA, Italy — I know how to get to paradise in this life. It lies atop a hill about 60 miles north of Rome, where a gentleman-cardinal built a garden in the 16th century. His architects created it ...

Villa Lante (Bagnaia, Italy) Italy -- Lazio -- Province of Viterbo -- Bagnaia Topic Fountains Urns Sculpture Walls, stone Water jets Gates Treillage Parterres Balustrades Hedges Stairs Men Eagles -- ...

A chronology of Renaissance popes and cardinals -- I. Villeggiatura : profane and papal -- Chapter 1. The affluent Italian and his country residence -- The secularization of culture -- Vigne -- ...