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The villa, the main building known as Ca-
sino Nobile, now turned into a museum, is connected by an underground tunnel to the Casino dei Principi, where temporary exhi- bitions are held The latter also holds the Archive of the Roman School, which includes about 10,000 items such as catalogues, books, magazines, specialist publications, correspondence, diaries and other documen- tation One of the most fascinating buildings is the Casina delle Civette (The House of the Owls) with its Liberty architecture and stained glass windows and rooms leading from one into another Villa Torlonia also has a theatre recently opened to the public for events, and a conservatory (Serra Moresca) still being restored. The final stop should be the or- angerie, known as La Limonaia (the Lemon House), to rest and have a snack after visiting the museum and other buildings either inside or outside where there is an outdoor area
with chairs and tables in warm weather Villa Torlonia is one of those places in Rome where you feel it could be somewhere in the country away from the madding crowd and bustling city traffic.
View of Gardens from inside
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Casina delle Civette