Italian Gardens, Water features, the Bosco delle Trincee and Caves. Famous for its baroque architecture and terraced gardens, which include playful Fountains designed to entertain and surprise visitors
Villa Caprile is one of the most fascinating historical residences in the Marche, located on the hills of Monte San Bartolo, with a splendid view of the city of Pesaro and the Adriatic Sea.
It was built in 1640 as a summer residence by the Marquis Giovanni Mosca, a member of a wealthy family of merchants of Bergamo origin, and represents a significant example of Baroque architecture and Italian garden
It has hosted historical figures such as Giacomo Casanova, Stendhal, Carolina of Brunswick (Princess of Wales) and Napoleon Bonaparte
During the conflict, it was occupied by the Germans and used as an outpost on the Gothic Line, suffering damage and changes, especially to the gardens
Villa Caprile is considered a “small Italian Versailles” for the extraordinary conservation of its Water games and historic Gardens, unique in their kind in Italy
Inside the villa you can admire the Frescoes by Cesare Begni (1579-1659) who thought, for the main floor, of mythological subjects repeated in eight rooms, then renovated at the end of the eighteenth century by Ubaldo Geminiani, a student of Giannandrea Lazzarini.
Italian Gardens
Laid out on three terraces connected by steps, with flowerbeds, citrus trees and a large pool, they are famous for their still functioning water games (“water jokes”), which surprise visitors with sudden jets.
The first garden that you come across is typically Italian, with a pool, flowerbeds and citrus trees, and it is the one that hosts the still functioning water features, and already existing even before the eighteenth-century renovations.
The water features were designed to leave guests speechless with sudden and amusing jets.
Secret Garden and Fountains
In addition to the main garden, there are the Secret Garden, the Fountains of Atlas and Tritons, the Rose Garden of ancient roses and the Avenue of Yews.
Teatro di Verzura
An open-air theater in hedges where performances of the Arcadia of Pesaro were held in the 18th century.
Caves and the Devil’s Cave
Evocative caves extend under the villa, adding mystery and charm to the complex.
Gothic Line Museum
Villa Caprile also hosts the Gothic Line Museum with the aim of enhancing and preserving the memory of the German presence at Villa Caprile during the Second World War, when the villa was used as a military outpost on the Gothic Line
Relics, documents and historical materials from excavations and research carried out in the Villa Caprile area, including bunkers, trenches and other military artifacts.
In the Villa Caprile Woods, called “Bosco delle Trincee”, the German trenches and bunkers have been mapped and made accessible to visitors, with information panels and guided tours.
Among the exhibits on display are war objects, Uniforms, Ammunition, Photographs and Testimonies of military and civilian life during the Gothic Line period
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