Enzo Ramella

Rome
Lakes
of
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(Castello Orsini-Odescalchi)

Opening

Tue - Sat
10.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 17.00
Sunday
10.00 - 12.30
15.00 - 18.00

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Braccianos
castle

Bracciano
summer time

Tue - Sat
10.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 17.00
Sunday
10.00 - 12.30
15.00 - 18.00

The construction of the castle began in 1470

by order of Napoleone Orsini, lord of Bracciano, and is completed by his son Gentil Virginio in 1485. Previously the site was occupied
by a quadrangular tower, presumably commissioned by the Ghibelline family of Prefetti
di Vico (who owned Bracciano between the
13th and 14th c.), later incorporated into the
new building. Over the centuries the castle,
perhaps designed by Francesco di Giorgio
Martini, undergoes profound changes, and
because of its strategic position was often at
the center of disputes among the most important Roman noble families, such as Colonna.
Pope Alexander VI, motivated by a deep resentment towards the Orsini family because
of their political position and their wealth, in
1496 confiscated the castle. These were the
years of the first pictorial: the famous cycle
devoted to the woman, who shows moments
of late medieval court life associated with the
passage of time and the seasons, and the
Antoniazzo Romanos fresco with the triumph of Gentile Virginio Orsini. At the end of
the 16th c., for the marriage of Isabella de
Medici and Paolo Giordano Orsini (1st duke of Bracciano), Taddeo and Federico Zuccari
painted several rooms, including the one that in
1481 was home to Pope. In 1696 Flavio Orsini
sold the castle to Livio I Odescalchi. In 1952 the
castle became a museum.
Bracciano, piazza Mazzini, 3
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+39 06.99804340

museo@odescalchi.it

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www.odescalchi.it

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(Museo Civico di Bracciano)

Tue - Fri
17.00 - 20.00
Sunday
10.00 - 13.00
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Municipal
Museum

Bracciano
summer time

Tue - Fri
09.00 - 13.00
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10.00 - 18.00

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The Museo Civico di Bracciano is based at

the former Augustinian convent of Santa Maria Novella. Along with the municipal historical archive, located in the same building,
preserves the memory of the community of
Bracciano and the roots of his identity. This
justifies the exhibition criterion: collected
works, in fact, bear witness to the life of
Bracciano over the centuries, offering the
visitor an image of everyday life rather than
the extraordinary episode. The museum is
divided into five halls: the fist one introduces
the museum and the community of Bracciano, understood as the institution from which
it derives the City. The maps show the land
and the old industrial site while artworks tell
us about the institutional life of the city and
some local personalities. In hall B are exposed Etruscan found in the territory of Bracciano, documenting the presence of settlements in the era prior to the Romanization
of Etruria. The hall C exhibits of Roman and
early Christian, some of which come from the important archaeological site of Clodii Forum.
In hall D are exposed artworks made for major local clients, both public and private, were
born in the town: valuable the statue Venere e Adone from Cristoforo Stati (18th c.), considered one of the masterpieces of Lazios mannerism. The hall E exhibits objects of worship,
liturgical and architectural remains from the church of Santa Maria Novella.

Bracciano, via Umberto I, 5

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+39 06.99805106

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Air Force
Museum

(Museo dellAeronautica)

Bracciano
Opening

summer time
Tue - Sun
09.00 - 17.30

winter time
Tue - Sun
09.00 - 17.00

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The first aviation exhibition to be put on display in Italy was mounted in 1913 in Castel
S. Angelo in Rome. In 1923 the Air Force
had been established as one of the Italian
Armed Forces. In 1939 the exhibition was
located in Lungotevere delle Vittorie. From
1950 onwards, the idea of setting up an Historical Aviation Museum surfaced again:
as a result, the aviation material held by the
Air Force was moved virtually entirely to the
airport at Vigna di Valle where a centre for
the collection of historical and scientific material relating to flight had already been set
up. Nowadays the Museum is located on
the south shores of Lake Bracciano where
in 1904 the first Experimental Aviation Yard
was established, and where in 1908 the first
Italian military airship, the N.1, was built. The
Museum is set amongst the buildings and
structures of the seaplane base, today the
only site of this kind where the typical architecture of an Aviation centre that evolved
from the birth of aviation to the 1960s are
preserved intact. In its 13,000 sq. it houses
over sixty aircraft and a vast collection of engines as well as mementos of all types that tell,
in chronological order, the history of military flying in Italyand of the men who lived it and
shaped it. The Museum tour winds through the various sectors dedicated to the Pioneers,
the Airships, WWI, Nobiles epic Polar Flights, the
Great Flights in Mass Formation, the Schneider
Trophy, the period between the wars, WWII and
the post-war revival.
Bracciano, via Circumlacuale
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+39 06.99887509

musexpo@tiscali.it

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Anguillara
Sabazia

Town and museums

Anguillara
Opening:
Museum of
rural culture
Museum of
Neolithic

on public holidays
09.00 - 12.00
15.00 - 19.00
Tuesday to Sunday
10.00 - 13.00
16.00 - 20.00

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Anguillara is a charming town perched on a

promontory lying on the lake. The site has
been inhabited since the Neolithic, as evidenced by the discovery of a submerged village near the area known as La Marmotta: at
Centro Espositivo del Neolitico di Anguillara
Sabazia (Via Anguillarese, 147) you can see
a canoe of 9.50 meters (31 ft) carved out of
a single tree trunk. The existence of mineral
water springs (still in use today), aroused the
interest of the Romans: the ruins of Villa of
AQVA CLAVDIA (by the emperor Claudius)
are located in the homonymous archaeological and nature park, close to the modern
plant. From the same period was the villa
of Rutilia Polla, mentioned in the Digest (a
compendium of Roman law compiled by order of the emperor Justinian I): some ruins
lie underwater close to the modern pier. The
the so-called Mura di Santo Stefano (photo
2) is a monumental example of rustic Roman
villa (2nd c.), converted into a church in the
Middle Ages. The medieval town dates back
to the 11th c., when it was in the hands of Anguillaras family; at the end of the 15th c. it became a feud of the Orsinis family, who built the
homonymous tower, which today houses the museum of rural culture. The 16th c. Collegiate
Church of Santa Maria Assunta is located on top
of town, in a strategic location that allows you to
enjoy a superb view of the lake.

Anguillara Sabazia
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Tourist Office: +39 06.9968415

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Lake
Martignano

Anguillara
Opening:

free access

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The small Lake Martignano (2.44 sq. km.,

0,94 sq. mi.) lies on the east side of Lago
di Bracciano, where it occupies the crater of
an ancient volcano (from the Sabatinos volcanic system). In Roman times the lake was
known as Alsietinus Lacus: in 2 b.C. Augustus built an aqueduct that carried the water
to Rome (in Trastevere), to feed the naumachia (a place where naval battles could be
staged). The course of the aqueduct, which
was mainly subterranean, is practically unknown. In the 19 c. a new pipe was built to
feed the Acqua Paola, the aqueduct wanted
by Pope Paul V at the begin of the 17 c.: few
ruins of both Roman and modern aqueducts
lie on the south side of the lake. Nowadays
the lake, divided between the municipalities
of Rome (enclave of Polline), Anguillara and
Campagnano, is an attractive tourist destination due to the clean bathing water, the
green and peaceful beaches (both free and private) and the existence of bathing facilities.
If you like walking and biking tours youll find 8
km. (5 mi.) of bike paths network, which links the
lake to Anguillara Sabazia by dirt roads, through
the best environments of Bracciano - Martignano
Nature Reserve.
Anguillara, via Comunale Martignano
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Tourist Office: +39 06.9968415

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Etruscan
Museum

Town, castle, museum

Tue - Fri
10.00 - 13.00
15.00 - 17.00
Saturday
09.00 - 13.00
16.00 - 20.00
Sunday
09.00 - 13.00

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Trevignano
Romano

Trevignano
summer time

Tue - Fri
10.00 - 13.00
15.00 - 17.00
Saturday
09.00 - 13.00
15.00 - 19.00
Sunday
09.00 - 13.00

Trevignano, the smallest of the lakeside

towns, runs entirely along the shoreline. Its
lakeside promenade is long and well mantained: this makes Trevignano the best choice
for a nice walk. Archeology buffs will find it
very interesting the small Etruscan museum
housed in the Town Hall, where artifacts from
the surrounding area are on display: the
most importantare the flabellum (a fan used
by those who exercised power), the chariots, and the skeleton of the warrior (VIII c.
B.C.).On this side of the lake the history began early: scholars believe that stood here
Sabate, a proto-Etruscan city which disappeared swallowed by the waters, as told by
the the ancient greek geographer Strabo. On
top of Trevignano stands the medieval fortress, which you can reach through a short
climbing path. The castle was built at the
beginning of 13th c. by order of Pope Innocent III; later it was made more powerful by
the Orsini. The castle was destroyed in 1497
by soldiers of the Pope Alexander VI, during
the war against the Lords of Bracciano, and
never rebuilt. Theres no reason to skip the
visit: on site youll enjoy both the impressive ruins and one of the best view of the lake.
The Church of St. Mary assumed into Heaven
is worth a visit: it was erected in the 16th c., on
the foundations of an ancient religious building in
Gothic style. The bell tower was formerly a tower
of the fortress.
Trevignano Romano
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Museum: +39 06.999120201

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Caldaras
natural monument

Manziana
Opening:

free access

(Monumento naturale della Caldara)

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The village of Manziana is home to two very

interesting biological and geological sites:
Macchia Grande, about 580 ha (1.430 ac)
of Mediterranean maquis, in which a number of historical and archaeological sites are
hiding, and Caldaras natural monument.
Caldara is a circular depression, probably
a small crater (a caldera, hence the name),
evidence of the presence of the ancient volcano Sabatino, which 600.000 years ago
occupied the entire rift valley between Monti
della Tolfa and Soratte. In Caldara there are
three distinctive natural environments: the
swamp of sulphurous waters, the birch grove and the peat bog. At the heart of Caldara
there is a bog in which the water gurgling in
various springs as a result of the gaseous
emissions of sulfur dioxide: the thick layer of
mud that has been accumulated has generated the swamp. The water is rich in sulfur
compounds, thatis recognizable for having a
characteristicodour. The white birch (Betula
pendula) is a species that lives in cold climates, in the tundra: at these latitudes is extremely
unusual.via
It could
be a wreck post-glaManziana,
della Caldara
cial: the birches, perfectly acclimatized,
would have remained in this area until the present day thanks to the special microclimate.
Other trees in the area are the black alders, the
oaks, the Montpellier maples, the European crab
apple, the medlar, the Hop Hornbeam, the Field
Elm, the blackthorn, and many shrubs.
Manziana, via della Caldara
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Town hall: +39 06.9962980

Web Site

Monterano
Nature Reserve

Canale
Monterano

(Riserva Naturale di Monterano)

Opening:

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The Monterano Nature Reserve covers just

over 10.8 km (4 sq miles) with a great variety of habitats and an abundant biodiversity: wooded hills, volcanic gorges, meadows,
pastures and a river, the Mignone (classified
Site of Community Importance by EU). In the
park there are numerous attractions: waterfalls, abandoned sulfur mines, lunar landscapes, a reproduction of the typical hut of
the butteri (the cowboys of the Maremma), a
botanical garden and many Etruscan sites.
The most impressive place, however, is the
abandoned town of Monterano. The site was
inhabited since Bronze Age; later became an
Etruscan site, until Rome conquered it: during this period was known as Manturanum.
At the beginning the early Middle Ages became a Diocese, sign indicating the importance
of the town at that time. The most impressive
building is the castle, probably dating back
to 8th c. In the 17th c. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
redesigned the fortress transforming it into
a ducal palace, decorating the outer wall of
Piazza Lunga with a fountain on which dominates the statue of a lion, hence the name of
the Lion Fountain. Contemporary is the Berninis convent of San Bonaventura, visible today in a flat area outside of the village, at the
center of which emerges the octagonal fountain.
The aqueduct was built in 17th c. The village was
depopulated during the Napoleonic domination.

Canale Monterano
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Nature Reserve: +39 06.9962724

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Palazzo Altieri
Beech forest
Parco della Mola

Opening:
Palazzo
Altieri

Tue - Sun
08.30 - 19.30

Beech forest

free access

Parco della
Mola

free access

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The village of Oriolo was founded in the

second half of the 16th c., under the Lord
Georgio Santacroce: he, after having deforested part of the large Selva di Manziana,
invited to his lands farmers and foresters
(Capannari) from Tuscany and Umbria. He
built the baronial mansion (Palazzo Altieri),
today the main historical attraction of Oriolo.
It was built between 1578 and 1585. It is a
classic example of 16th c. Roman villa, with
Mannerist influences. The palace reached its
current form in the 17th - 18th c. by Altieris
family, under the direction of Carlo Fontana.
The interior is divided into large rooms, decorated with stucco, frescoes and paintings
of good quality, some attributed to the school
of Taddeo Zuccari. The palace is home to the
Galleria Altieri, a collection of oil paintings on
canvas portraying in chronological order all
the Popes who succeeded in history from St.
Peter to Benedict XVI. Just outside the town
you can see a beautiful beech forest still intact. It occupies a large area in the Monte
Raschio, at an altitude of 450 mt. AMSL: despite the beech trees prefer higher altitudes,
they have settled well here due to the special microclimate. The Parco della Mola is named
after the gristmill, built in 1573, which used the waters of the river Mignone. In the park
you can still see the canalization works, the weir,
and some walls of tufa. A picturesque pond with
a waterfall lies between marsh and riparian vegetation. The area is rich in springs. The park has
been equipped with tables for dining.
Oriolo Romano
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Palazzo Altieri: +39 06.99837145

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Cerveteri
Opening:

Etruscan necropolis
of Banditaccia

Tue - Sun
08.30 - 18.30

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There are many necropolis surrounding Cerveteri as the modern town is the heir of the
Etruscan city Caere. The total area is 450 ha
(1,110 ac), but can be visited only 10 ha of
the Necropolis of Banditaccia, the only one
open to the public. In 2004 the site has been
declaredby UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
The tombs date from the 9th c. BC (Villanovan culture) to the late Etruscan age (3rd c.
BC). The most ancient ones are in the shape
of a pit, in which the ashes of thedead were
housed; also simple potholes are present.
From the Etruscan period are two types of
tombs: the mounds and the so-called dice,
the latter being simple square tombs built
in long rows along roads. The mounds are
circular structures built in tuff, and the interiors, carved from the living rock, house
a reconstruction of the house of the dead,
including a corridor (dromos), a central hall
and several rooms. The most famous of these mounds is the so-called Tomba dei Rilievi. The most recent tombs date from the 3rd
century BC. Some of them are marked by
external cippi, which are cylindrical for men,
and in the shape of a small house for women. Some of the artifacts found here are on display
at Museo Nazionale Cerite, housed in the Castle
Ruspoli (in the historic center of Cerveteri). The
museum is fully multimedial and interactive thanks to augmented reality.
Cerveteri, piazzale della Necropoli
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+39 06.9940001

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Cerveteri

Medieval hamlet
of Ceri
(Ceri, frazione di Cerveteri)

Opening:

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Ceri is a village in the municipality of Cervetri: it occupies a fortified plateau of tuff at

a short distance from the town. It stands on
an Etruscan settlement that was certainly an
integral part of the ancient city of Caere. The
hamlet as it looks today was founded when
the inhabitants of Caere moved in looking for
a better protected site: the documents attest
it happens since 1054 A.D. To the new site
they gave the name of Caere Novum (simply
Ceri, not to be confused with Cerenova), in
order to distinguish it from the ancient city,
Caere Vetus (Cerveteri). In the same period,
the castle was constructed for the defense
of the town. You arrive in the village walking
on a road carved deeply into the rock: after
the double bend you arrive in the square
where they are visible, still embedded in a
home, the remains of a building in opus latericium (brickwork) that testifies the life of the
site in Roman times. The main attraction is
the Romanesque Church of the Madonna di
Ceri (which was previously dedicated to St.
Felice). The original building dates back to
11th c., built on the highest point of the settlement, presumably on an Etruscan sanctuary. In the church are preserved frescoes dated
from the early 12th c. attributed to the art workshop which painted the frescoes of St. Clemente
in Rome. This cycle is an important example of
religious painting relating to the artistic program
of the Gregorian Reform.
Cerveteri, via di Ceri
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Tourist Office: +39 06.99552637

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Torre Flavia
Marina di S. Nicola
Nature Reserve of Palo

Ladispoli
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Ladispoli is a modern town founded in 1888,

which lies on the Mediterranean Sea. It occupies the area of the ancient Alsium, one
of the ports of the Etruscan Cerveteri. Ladispoli has two interesting beaches: Marina
di S. Nicola and Torre Flavia. The last one
takes its name from the medieval coastal
tower erected in the 16th c. over a Roman
monument restored several times during the
Middle Ages. The beach is a wide strip of
sand that connects the WWFs eponymous
natural oasis to the tower. There are both
free beach and bathing facilities. Marina di
San Nicola is a seaside village located south
of Ladispoli: the beach is popular with those seeking privacy and tranquility, the sea
is ideal for those who practice surf. Close to
the beach you will find the archaeological remains of a Roman villa traditionally identified
as Villa of Pompey as alleged possession of
Pompey the Great, but more likely the ruins
of the ancient city of Alsium. A pedestrian
promenade leads to the WWFs Oasis of
Palo Laziale. The vegetation of the oasis includes a hydric wood with pools and ponds,
some areas with Mediterranean plants and a park with exotic plant species. Iinteresting is
the Garden of Wild Orchids in the Mediterranean, a botanical garden located in the oasis.
Very impressive is the coastal fortress of Palo, a
private castle which is not open to the public, but
that can be seen from the beach. The medieval
fortified farmhouse of Montironi, located close an
Etruscan site, worth a visit.
Ladispoli
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City Hall: +39 06.99231310

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Town
Castle of Frangipani

Opening:
Museum

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Sun

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15.00 - 18.00
10.00 - 13.00 15.00 - 18.00
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Tolfa is a beautiful town of medieval origin,

and the main center in the Monti della Tolfa, an extinct volcanic group between Civitavecchia and the Lake of Bracciano. The
town stands on a rocky spur overlooking the
valley, and is dominated by the picturesque
ruins of the Castle of the Frangipani (half of
the 15th c.). The oldest traces of settlement
date back to Neolithic: there are also traces
of the Bronze Age.The present-day village
has developed in the Middle Ages around
the fort that existed before the fortress, since
11th c., following the shape of the conical hill,
which has given Tolfa the characteristic semicircular plan. All that remains of the castle,
which was destroyed by the French under
Napoleon in 1799, are the crenellated walls, the cylindrical keep built in square blocks
of local stone, and part of the central body,
where still remains a basement with loopholes and a large central hall with groin vault.
On the site you will enjoy a splendid view of
the Monti della Tolfa. Adjacent to the castle
is picturesquely embedded the small Church of the Madonna della Rocca: inside is an altar
piece attributed to the brothers Carracci (16th c.). In town there is the Church of Madonna
della Sughera (built around a cork tree, where two hunters had the apparition of the Virgin
Mary and the Child Jesus), whose construction (15th c.) was commissioned by Agostino Chigi (15th c.). Inside there are the public library and
the Civic Museum, which houses artifacts dating
back to the Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Modern times.
Civic Museum: Tolfa, largo 15 marzo 1799
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Civic Museum: +39 0766.92127

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Vejano

Town
Castle

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Vejano is small town in southern Tuscia, perched on a volcanic outcrop. It is worth a visit
because it shows clearly the shape of the
typical medieval settlement of Tuscia: the
houses, one against the other, have been
built like a boundary wall, which surrounds
the castle. Both houses and fortress have
been built by blocks of local tufa. The castle,
built by Anguillaras family, was destroyed in
1493 by Pope Alexander VI Borgia, and rebuilt by Onofrio Santacroce in 1518. It has a triangular plan equipped with three imposing
towers: it is distinguished from other fortresses and castles of Tuscia as the foundations are
dug into the tuff. The lower floor was used as stables and cellars, gendarmerie and prisons,
while the top masonry was the residence of the lords of Viano. A moat protected access from
enemies, while the three towers dominated the
valley from every angle. The castle is not open
to the public but you can see a lot of it from outside. You may stop at Vejano during a journey to
another destination.
Vejano
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Town hall: +39 0761.463051

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Blera

(the town)

Civitella Cesi

Opening:

free access

(hamlet of Blera)

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Blera is a small town in Tuscia: in ancient times, it was an Etruscan town on the Via Clodia. In 772 A.D. it was destroyed by the Lombards of King Desiderius. Inthe 13th-14th c.
it belonged to the Di Vico family. In 1247 the
army of Frederick II ravaged it. In the 15th c.
Pope Boniface IX gave Blera to the Anguillara family, whoowned it until 1572. Later it
followed the history of the Papal States. Blera is now a well-preserved medieval town,
whose walls still exist partially, and also two
ancient bridges, both belonging to the Via
Clodia, and many tombs hewn in the rock
with small chambers imitating the architectural forms of houses. In the towns center there is the Museum of the Horse which aims to
raise awareness of the relationship between
man and horse. The museum has a section
dedicated to the prehistory and protohistory
and an open area that documents the folkloric aspects of the Maremma and the Roman
countryside. Civitella Cesi is a hamlet perched on a small hill of tufa, in the municipality of Blera. It offers to visitors the charm of
walking in a village characterized by narrow
cobbled alleys and intimate atmosphere. The castle, which dominates the few houses, dating back to the thirteenth century, but its present appearance is the result of renovations
carried out over the centuries. The church of San
Leonardo, is the result of the 18th c. restoration
of an older building. The interior has a cross plan
with three apses and altar.
Blera
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City Hall: +39 0761.479255

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Etruscan town
of S. Giovenale

Opening:

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In the municipal territory of Blera lies the

archaeological site of San Giovenale. The
excavations have brought to light a town of
Villanovan origin, which was built on a Bronze Ages settlement. While for the Etruscan
age necropolis are well documented, San
Giovenale is one of the few still remaining
examples of a town. The most important part
of housing is located on the hill known as del
Borgo: the site allows you to have a fairly
comprehensive view of the organization of an Etruscan settlement and the structure of its
houses, including fireplaces and pits. Very interesting are the remains of the acropolis, built
of large blocks of tufa. The strong position of the tuff cliff determined the choice of Vicos
family to erect a castle (14th c.), whose ruins overlooks the archaeological site. Near the
Acropolis lies the necropolis of Vignale, with a
wide variety of tombs. Impressive is Tagliata delle Poggette an Etruscan road embedded in the
tuff and lined with rock tombs, which led from the
necropolis to the village on the hill.
Blera
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City Hall: +39 0761.479255

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Barbarano

Barbarano
(the town)

Opening:

free access

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Barbarano Romano is located on a triangular tufa plateau. Inhabited since prehistoric times,
the settlement is permanently occupied since the Dark Ages. The importance Barbarano reached during the Middle Ages is proved by the existence of a triple ring of walls: the first one
(11 c.) is part of the so-called castle; the second one, equipped with square towers, dates
back to the 13 c.; the third one (15 c.) had circular towers, stronger against the new firearms. The castle no longer exists: the so-called
area is now occupied by the oldest buildings, including the Town Hall, all of them built with blocks
of tufa. Characteristics cellars dug into the tufa
surround Barbarano, at the foot of the plateau.
Barbarano Romano
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Town hall: +39 0761.414601

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Barbarano

Manturanum
Regional Park

(Parco Regionale Manturanum)

Opening:

free access

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Manturanum Regional Park covers an area

of 1240 ha. (3064 ac.) characterized by large
tufa valleys, covered with dense vegetation,
where two major rivers flow: Vesca and Biedano. Inside the park there is the hill of San
Giuliano, which takes its name from a small
Romanesque church situated on its top: on
the reddish tuff slopes of the hill lies the large
and impressive Etruscan rocky necropolis of
San Giuliano. The site is home to important
archaeological remains dating back to the
Villanovan (9 c. b.C.). The whole Etruscan
age is well documented: Orientalizing by circular burial mounds, Archaic by cube and
semicube tombs, Hellenistic by Tomba del
Cervo (tomb of the deer) characterized by
the great semicube room used to house dozens of sarcophagi of the same family. The
facade is decorated with a false door Doric,
beyond which a long hallway (dromos) leads to the room. The cube is flanked by two
stairways: on the left one there is a bas-relief
depicting a deer attacked by a wolf or a dog
(that gives it its name). After the destruction
of Veii (396 b.C.) began the inexorable decline of the Etruscan civilization: the inhabitants of
these places took refuge on the height of San Giuliano, where they built the high defensive
tuff walls that still exist. After the conquest, the
Romans linked the settlement by means of the
via clodia, of which remain visible parts. Several
quarry roads cross the park. The site was definitively abandoned in the Middle Ages (11 c.).
Barbarano Romano
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Town hall: +39 0761.414601

Web Site

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Village
of
Calcata

Calcata
Opening:

free access

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Calcata is a small town perched on a mountain of tufa, at the center of the Park Valle
del Treja. The existence of Calcata is documented from the 8th c.: the current village,
however, dates from the 13th c., when the
family of Anguillara built the walls and the
baronial castle. The settlement of Narce, located behind the village proves that the site
was inhabited as early as the 13th c. B.C., by
the population of Falisci (literally people of
Falerii). Later the site was ruled by Etruscan.
Over time the weaknesses of the tuff cliff led
the inhabitants to move downstream, preserving the charm of the place. Nowadays the
village is completely closed to traffic and you
can only enter village on foot, through a large fortified portal. Behind the gate there is a
small square on which stands the Church of
SS. Name of Jesus, dating from the first half
of the 14th c. The church preserves some
late Renaissance stuccos and a polychrome
marble tabernacle (XVI c.). From the square narrow streets unfold: they wind through
small houses and old cellars, now restored
and used as stores of objects of art and antiques. Wandering through the village you can
rediscover the ancient walls of the houses windows, portals and the famous medieval profferli. A visit to Granarone, an old restored medieval barn where they organize concerts, debates,
conferences and courses in painting and sculpture, is worth. Today Calcata is inhabited mostly by
artists from all over the world.
Calcata
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Town hall: +39 0761.587021

Web Site

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Santa Severa

Santa
Marinella
Opening:
Antiquarium
Museum

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Tue - Sun
09.00 - 19.00
09.00 - 13.00
15.00 - 17.00

Santa Severa is a seaside village in the municipality of Santa Marinella: it stands where once stood Pyrgi, one of the ports of the
Etruscan Cerveteri. Its renowned for the beach that overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea and
the mighty coastal fortress. The free sandy
beach is long and wide: few bathing facilities
are on the sidelines. The castle was built in
the 14th c.: the village was formed in several stages during the 15th-16th c. The castle
is home to the Museum of the Sea and the
Ancient Navigation, which offers an exhibition that introduces visitors to underwater
archeology and ancient navigation. In front of the castle theres a small Antiquarium, which
contains a large graphic and photographic documentation of the excavation of the archaeological site of Pyrgi and many of the materials
found during the excavations, in which the archaeologists have uncovered a Tuscan temple with
three cells, abundant fragments of pottery and a
relief representing a gigantomachia.
Antiquarium: +39 0766.570194
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Museum: +39 0766.570209

Web Site

Public transportations network to and from Rome

Viterbo

Civitavecchia

Vetralla
Capranica
Oriolo R.

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Manziana

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25

Bracciano

35'

30'

Anguillara

Cesano di R.

Ladispoli

40'

P La Storta
M A Valle Aurelia

Roma S. Pietro

64

Roma Trastevere
Roma Ostiense

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Legend

4 trains per hour link Rome

2 trains per hour link Rome

1 trains per hour link Rome

station in Rome's city center

travel by car

30'

car travel time

station
M A Interchange
train - subway line A
station
M B Interchange
train - subway line B
station
64 Interchange
train - bus line n. 64

Interchange station
train - parking

Disclaimer: the schemes do not contain the entire network, but show only the stops that
we consider useful for the tourists. Car travel times are calculated by Google Maps.
The number of trains per hour link refers to peak time: alway check the
informations at stations or on the official websites
www.trenitalia.com and www.atac.roma.it

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Baroque Rome

Battistini

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Valle Aurelia

Cipro

Ottaviano

train to: Cesano di Roma - Bracciano - Viterbo

Vatican Museums*

St. Peter*

Lepanto
Flaminio

Spagna

Barberini
Repubblica
Termini

Vittorio Emanuale

piazza del Popolo - Villa Borghese - via del Corso

piazza di Spagna - Trinit dei Monti - via del Corso*
via Veneto - Fontana di Trevi*

Baths of Diocletian - via Nazionale

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train to: Ladispoli - Civitavecchia

S. Maria Maggiore* - Porta Maggiore*

Manzoni
San Giovanni

Anagnina

S. Giovanni in Laterano

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St. Peter

Roma S. Pietro

Castel S. Angelo

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Piazza Navona

Campo de Fiori

Pantheon

Largo Argentina

Piazza Venezia

Quirinale

Roma Termini

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Rebibbia

Ancient Rome

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Termini

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Cavour

via dei Fori Imperiali* - Basilica of Saint Mary Major*

Colosseo

Circo Massimo

Piramide

train to: Ladispoli - Civitavecchia

Coliseum - Imperial Forums - Domus Aurea

Arch of Costantine - Palatine
Circus Maximus - Baths of Caracalla*
Temple of Vesta* - S. Maria in Cosmedin*

Pyramid of Cestius - porta S. Paolo

train to: Cesano di Roma - Bracciano - Viterbo

train to: Ladispoli - Civitavecchia
train to: Ostia Antica - Ostia Lido

Garbatella

Basilica S. Paolo

Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls

train to: Ostia Antica - Ostia Lido

Laurentina

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BRACCIANO

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ANGUILLARA
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LADISPOLI
go: 05.45
back: 22.05
every: 30-60

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go: 05.57
back: 22.05
every: 30-60

go: 06.10
back: 22.05
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a lot
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go: 05.30
back: 23.38
every: 15-30

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affordable

Tra Lago e Cielo

ADDRESS:
Via della Lobbra, 1/b
00062 Bracciano (RM)

PHONE:
+ 39 392 9393290
+ 39 328 8989566
WEB SITE:
www.tralagoecielo.it

THE FARM HOUSE

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E-MAIL:
info@tralagoecielo.it
rosalbacutolo@yahoo.it
CONTACT:
Rosalba Cutolo

The farmhouse, on the shores of Lake Bracciano in a beautiful park with native vegetation, is
refined and comfortable, the ideal location for a variety of occasions. The elegant indoor
lounge is an excellent venue for lunches, dinners, parties and dances. The farm can
accommodate 60 people and offers genuine products produced on the farm itself. Guests can
spend their leisure time relaxing in the verdant surroundings and letting their gaze wander
across the sparkling surface of the lake.

HISTORY
The farm, in operation for many years, was opened to the public by the Cutolo family in April
2014: a new experience for guests to discover.
TOUR OPERATORS SPECIAL CONDITIONS /WEDDING PLANNER/MEETING PLANNER
Yes

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ACCOMMODATION
Not available
RESTAURANT
indoor dining room and outdoor terrace
kitchen offering products of the farm
With an elegant indoor lounge and covered
terrace overlooking the lake, the villa is the
ideal location for business lunches and dinners
as well as events and ceremonies. The cuisine is
simple and delicate, offering dishes such as
homemade pasta, ravioli with ricotta and
lemon, eggplant and zucchini, chard, fettuccini,
maltagliati and many others with seasonal
sauces, local meats and homemade desserts in the country tradition.

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PRODUCTS
extra virgin olive oil
seasonal vegetables and fruit
The main product is olive oil, but there is also a
vegetable garden and an orchard with cherries,
figs, hazelnuts, apricots, apples, pears, plums,
oranges, lemons.
FREE TIME & ATTIVITIES
In the farm house:
sales outlet
garden
events and ceremonies

Around:
Bracciano and Martignano lakes
sailing and canoeing
visits and excursions

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