Monteverde is an urban zone of the quarter Gianicolense in

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. It is located just outside the

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, south of the

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and southwest of

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. ''Monteverde'' means ''green mountain'' and is named after a hill upon which the zone is located and which is not part of the classical

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''Monteverde'' is usually divided in two parts, ''Monteverde Vecchio'', a mostly early 20th century neighbourhood of stately villas, and ''Monteverde Nuovo'', most of which consists of semi-highrises, constructed in the second half of the 20th century. It has a large middle-class population. Monteverde is a residential area outside of Rome's historical centre. The main attraction is

Villa Doria Pamphili The Villa Doria Pamphili is a seventeenth-century villa with what is today the largest landscaped public park in Rome, Italy. It is located in the quarter of Monteverde, on the '' Gianicolo'' (or the Roman Janiculum), just outside the Porta San ...

, which used to be private property of the Pamphili family, but is now a public park, the largest in Rome. Monteverde is home to The American University of Rome as well as the

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and an undergraduate program specializing in Classical archaeology, the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies. Monteverde was the main base of operations for the Proietti Clan, a criminal organization led by Franco Nicolini and the Proietti brothers, until their destruction in the early 80s at the hands of the Banda della Magliana. Before it became what it is today, Monteverde was covered with vineyards, where the white and red “vinello” (light wine) typical of Monteverde, was produced.

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