The Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a enviable position overlooking the entire city with gardens filled with fountains and sculptures, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti.

The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de’ Medici, has housed the French Academy in Rome since 1803. The Academy continues its programme of inviting young artists, who receive a stipend to spend twelve months in Rome, exhibiting their work.