In 1644 the nephew of Pope Innocent X ( Giovanni Pamphili ), Camillo Pamphili began construction of a new villa, named "the Casino". The architect of new villa was Alessandro Algardi ( known as a sculptor and creator of the fountains of the Lily and the Snail ). The construction included surrounding gardens and continued until 1652. The Pamphili Casino was specially designed to show off  Pamphili collection of sculptures (ancient and modern) and Roman antiquities. Today, most of the Pamphili family marbles are shown in the Capitoline Museums.

In 1965 the City of Rome bought the villa from the Doria - Pamphilj family. In 1760 Girolamo Pamphilj died without male heirs and battle broke out among the possible heirs. The battle was settled, by Pope Clement XIII in 1763, with marriage between Giovanni Andrea III Doria and Anna Pamphilj. So the arms and the properties of the Pamphili was granted to prince Giovanni Andrea IV. And here comes the villa's double name ( Doria - Pamphili ).

The two sections of the extended villa grounds are separated by a street. The salution was found in year of 2000, when was built arching pedestrian bridge to join the two sections more amenably.

Now, Villa Doria Pamphili is largest public park in the city and favourite place for jogging and dog owners.

• Address

Via Aurelia Antica

• Transport
  Bus:  Via di San Pancrazio


• Opening times
  All year, Daily


• Entrance
  free
  
  
  
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