Not to be confused with the Villa Sciarra

Villa Sciarra (Rome)

Villa Sciarra is a park in Rome named for the villa at its centre. It is located between the neighborhoods of Trastevere and Gianicolo. It is not to be confused with the Villa Sciarra in Frascati.-Location:...

 in Rome.

The Villa Sciarra is a villa in Frascati

Frascati

Frascati is a town and comune in the province of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, being the location of several international scientific...

, Italy

Italy

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Also called Villa Bel Poggio, the Villa Sciarra was built in 1570 at the orders of Ottaviano Vestri.

The portal gate of the gardens is to ascribe to Nicola Salvi

Nicola Salvi

Nicola Salvi or Niccolò Salvi was an Italian architect most famous for the Trevi Fountain in Rome, where he was born and died. His work is in the late Roman Baroque style. In addition to the Trevi Fountain, Salvi did minor works such as churches and the enlargement of the Odescalchi Palace with...

. The main edifice of the villa was destroyed when Frascati was bombed by Americans on September 8, 1943.

The gardens are now a public park.