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Tourist Routes
TIVOLI
Villa
Adriana
Built
by the Roman emperor Hadrian between 118 and 128 AD
Its
various areas carry the names of the most famous provinces of the
empire
Villa
D'Este
Built
between 1550 and 1572 by Pirro Logorio for the Cardinal Ippolito
D'Este, governor of Tivoli. Famous for its ingenious and successful
use of the waters of the Aniene in the fountains. Its rooms carry
frescoes by the 16th century Roman school.
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Villa Adriana
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Villa
D'Este
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- Distance
from Colonna: about 26 km. Road for Gallicano-Zagarolo, then direction
for Tivoli.
FRASCATI
Tuscolo
The
origins of the city of Tuscolo date from the 10th century
BC.
There
are many archaeological finds from the Roman period, including the
remains of a 2nd century AD amphitheatre.
Villa
Aldobrandini
Started
in the late 1500s by Giacomo della Porta on instructions from Cardinal
Pietro Aldobrandini, grandson of Pope Clement VIII.
Surrounded
by a magnificent park, it is famous for its "Theatre of the Waters".
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L'Anfiteatro
di Tuscolo, II sec. d.C.
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Villa
Aldobrandini
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Distance
from Colonna: about 12 km. Provincial Road Colonna-Frascati |
PALESTRINA
Temple
of the Goddess Fortuna
Datable
between the mid second and early first centuries BC.
As
large as the present Palestrina, it is on two levels.
Rites
of divination took place on the upper level.
It
was one of the most famous and most visited temples of antiquity.
Palazzo
Barberini - Prenestino Archaeological Museum
Comprises
14 rooms housing valuable archaeological material collected in the
Prenestino area.
A detail
of the Temple of Fortune
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Un
particolare del Tempio della Fortuna
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Distance
from Colonna: about 14 km. Road for Gallicano - right fork for Palestrina. |
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ZAGAROLO
Rospigliosi-Pallavicini
Ducal Palace
In
1295 the present nucleus was a fortress of the Colonna family. In
1583 it was enlarged and modified. It became the property of the
Rospigliosi in 1670. Frescoed by the school of Giulio Romano.
Palazzo
Ducale Rospigliosi - Pallavicini:
nel 1295, il primo nucleo era una vera e propria roccaforte della
famiglia Colonna. Nel 1583 fu ampliato e modificato. Nel 1670 divenne
proprietà dei Rospigliosi. Affrescato dalla Scuola di Giulio
Romano.
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Palazzo
Rospigliosi - Pallavicini a Zagarolo
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Distance
from Colonna: about 7 km. Road for Gallicano - right fork for Palestrina. |
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