The 16th century Villa Farnese in Caprarola, Italy, has a fountain in the summer dining hall (pictured below) framed by a grotto-like relief sculpture. Villa Farnese, Caprarola (designed by Giacomo ...

Shortly after moving in, he decided to add grotto-builder to his already rather lengthy CV (because, why not?), and began constructing a series of passageways underneath his villa. Having a grotto ...