Orsini Palace Taverna
Lucrezia Borgia lived in this palace when it was in charge of Alexander VI's cousin, Adriana de Milà Orsini.
The current set of buildings, on Monte Giordano, that make up the Orsini Taverna palace, was owned by one of the most important families in Rome, the Orsini, and for some time the residence of Lucrezia Borgia, when it was in charge of Adriana de Milà Orsini, niece of Cardinal Luis de Milà y de Borja and cousin of Alexander VI. Lucrezia remained in the palace until her marriage, in 1493, to Giovanni Sforza, lord of Pesaro.
Giulia Farnese, the young and beautiful lover of the Pope, also shared a residence as she was married to Adriana's son. Lucrezia was here instructed in the manners of the distinguished ladies of the Renaissance: music, literature, Latin...
Around 1286, the Orsini settled on this hill occupied by an old fort, building a palace with defense towers, which ended up being transformed into a set of noble buildings, at the service of the various branches of the family.
In 1668 Flavio Orsini, the last Duke of Bracciano, had to sell the property, which ended up, after passing through the Gabrielli family, in the hands of the Taverna counts of Milan, in 1888, current owners.
The various stately homes of the palace overlook a larger courtyard, dominated by a 17th-century fountain, which is accessed through a large vaulted entrance.
