Villa Paganini Park in Rome, Italy
Discovered this beautiful…read morepark on a day when I made 40,000 steps. I used to live in Roma, traveled for business back and forth, all the time.
On my nightly rendezvous in and around Rome, I'd often stumble on something interesting, put up a listing for it, upload some photos with firm intent to review later, then dive into work as it usually happens, life moves forward at full throttle... oh yes!
I hope by posting this review, it will pull up the 14 pictures I uploaded to my listing 5 years ago.
This is a park namesake to nearby Villa Paganini, set in a prestigious residential area, in a maze of streets, gardens and Art Nouveau villas, which create an unexpected island in the center of Rome.
The park sports walking paths & bridges in a manicured expanse of ponds & play areas. There is a popular restaurant nearby, you guessed it, Ristorante Villa Paganini, with outdoor seating. Or at least it used to be there during my Roman Holiday Work stint. LOL
Cardinal Giulio Alberoni owned the 18th century villa and surrounding land situated between via Nomentana, vicolo della Fontana, via delle Isole, via degli Appennini and via Capodistria.
Senator Roberto Paganini bought the villa while the parcelling of the park had already begun in 1890. Part of the area destined to small villas was managed by the Cooperative for Houses and Housing for Employees founded in 1902.
Villa Paganini was eventually purchased by the Municipality in 1931.
14 pictures uploaded some time in December of 2016
Review posted October 7, 2021
Al GLORIOSI CADVTI IN GVERRA
DEI QVARTIERI
NOMENTANO E SALARIO
MCMXV - MCMXVIII
ROMA - Monumento ai Gloriosi Caduti in Guerra di Nomentano e Salario 1915-1918
Monument to Gloriously Fallen in World War 1915-1918
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Where can a dead man go?
A question with an answer only dead men know
But I'm gonna bet they never really feel at home
If they spent a lifetime learning how to live in Rome
Review #646 posted with 14 pictures on 10/7/21