Villa Mondragone - Monteporzio Catone
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The Villa Mondragone stands on the foundations of Quintiliano’s villa (151 a.D.) and now belongs to the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
One reaches the splendid Mondragone villa by proceeding down an avenue lined by ancient and huge holm-oaks. Once past the main entrance, one enters the square inner courtyard, well kept with large areas of lawn divided by pebble paths and the occasional plant.
A door on the right leads into the large Italianate garden, enclosed on all sides by a high wall decorated with oval niches and a wonderful nymphaeum at the back that is reached by climbing the two flights of the monumental staircase.
On the opposite side a beautiful portico separate it from the secret garden the faces out onto an endless view of Rome.
The whole garden has been restored with great philological attention and creates an illusion of continuity with the time when the villa was built.
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