Castles & palaces

Villa Farnese

mansion in the town of Caprarola, Italy

Italy · 42.3286, 12.2370

Piazzale Farnese 1, Caprarola

Villa Farnese is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Some scenes were shot in Royal Palace of Caserta and in villa Farnese in Caprarola, near Rome.”

The Two Popes (2019) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Villa Farnese as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

The Godfather Part III 1990
The Two Popes 2019
Medici: Masters of Florence 2016–2019
Romeo & Juliet 2013
“The film was shot in various locations in Italy, including the Villa Farnese, Caprarola (not at the main villa, which is a museum, but at the "Casino" or "Casina del piacere" in the gardens).” Wikipedia
Marquise 1997
Kidnapped 2023
The Conviction 1991

Named here by Villa Farnese’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Villa Farnese, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2015

“Scenes of the Vinceguerra Estate in the movie The Man from U.N.C.L.E. were filmed in the gardens of the Villa Farnese.” Wikipedia
The Two Popes 2019

“The Villa was depicted both as the interior of Papal Palace in Vatican and as Castel Gandolfo in the original Netflix movie The Two Popes.” Wikipedia
Hudson Hawk 1991

“The Villa's Scala Regia and Room of Maps were depicted as the interior of the Vatican Museums in the 1991 movie Hudson Hawk.” Wikipedia
Luther 2003

“Several scenes from 2003 movie Luther was filmed in Villa Farnese, featuring the central courtyard and Scala Regia.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Villa Farnese?

7 productions are recorded as filmed at Villa Farnese, including The Godfather Part III (1990), The Two Popes (2019) and Medici: Masters of Florence (2016–2019). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Villa Farnese?

The Godfather Part III (1990), covered by 76 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Villa Farnese?

Villa Farnese is in Italy, at Piazzale Farnese 1, Caprarola. Its coordinates are 42.3286, 12.2370.

What other filming locations are near Villa Farnese?

Caprarola (under 1 km), Ronciglione (5 km south-west), Vignanello (7 km north-east), Castello Ruspoli (7 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.