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 Roman Castles / Castelli Romani
Roman Castles / Castelli Romani
Ariccia - Visit the Baroque Palazzo Chigi, restructured by Bernini and Fontana and its park with grottoes and fountains.
Frascati - From the Villa Aldobrandini, completed by Maderno and Fontana, you’ll get an astomishing view of Rome.
Tusculum - an archaeological park in a beautiful natural setting with the Villa of Emperor Tiberius, the Tusculum Theatre and other remains.
Grottaferrata - here you may visit a Byzantine monastery, the Abbey of San Nilo, founded in 1004 by the Calabrian monks Nilo and Bartolomeo. In the abbey complex there are the church of S.Maria with a Romanesque bell tower, a 14th century mosaic of the Pentecost and a small chapel, dedicated to San Nilo and frescoed by Domenichino.
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