The majesty of Rome

Located in the park of Villa Pamphilj, the splendid building is also known as Casino di Allegrezze, of the many statues or of the Algardi, from the name of the architect and sculptor Alessandro Algardi, who oversaw its construction, together with Giovan Francesco Grimaldi, starting since 1644.

The architectural masterpiece was built on behalf of the Pamphilj family, as a symbol of their magnificence, to house an initial part of their artistic collection, and as a place of leisure.

From an avenue adorned with Roman statues from the 1st-2nd century AD. you enter the typically Baroque style villa, which has facades embellished with friezes, reliefs, stuccoes and statues.The interior has a Palladian-inspired plan, with two galleries - of Roman costumes and of Hercules - several rooms, and a double-height central hall, decorated with stucco, frescoes and classical sculptures.Outside, there is the enchanting Secret Garden, transformed by Algardi into a place of delight and a true jewel of landscape architecture: hedges shaped in the shape of a dove and lily, heraldic symbols of the Pamphilj, evergreen and exotic plants, flowers, the fountain of Venus and two romantic fish ponds on the sides, one of which curiously houses a bald cypress.

Once the residence of nobles and prelates, after being purchased - together with Villa Pamphilj - by the State and the Municipality in 1967, the Casino del Bel Respiro is today the representative seat of the Presidency of the Council during the visits of Heads of State and Government .