Tag: Italian Art

MYSTERY AND FASCINATION IN THE LABYRINTH OF ALATRI (13th CENTURY) PERHAPS CONNECTED TO THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

In the province of Frosinone, not far from Rome, there is a special image (and in some ways full of mystery and charm). It is an ancient fresco: the “Labyrinth of Alatri”. It is kept in the former Convent of San Francesco, dating back to 1359 and now used as an exhibition hall. Here, in… Read More MYSTERY AND FASCINATION IN THE LABYRINTH OF ALATRI (13th CENTURY) PERHAPS CONNECTED TO THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

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PLACES / WONDERS OF ALATRI, THE ANCIENT CITY WITH THE PRE-ROMAN ACROPOLIS AND SURROUNDED BY CYCLOPEAN WALLS

Alatri (Frosinone) is a special and particular city: it announces itself from afar, from the top of a hill in the Ciociaria area (Lazio, Italy). It is first of all famous for the presence of the pre-Roman Acropolis surrounded by cyclopean walls in which the ancient Porta Civita opens. The frame of the walls, well… Read More PLACES / WONDERS OF ALATRI, THE ANCIENT CITY WITH THE PRE-ROMAN ACROPOLIS AND SURROUNDED BY CYCLOPEAN WALLS

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PLACES / TIVOLI: THE ANCIENT CITY FOUNDED 5 CENTURIES BEFORE ROME (AND IT HOSTS 2 UNESCO SITES)

Photos: © Roberto Alborghetti  There are many surprises and wonders in the lands surrounding Rome. Like Tivoli, a city that houses two UNESCO sites in its territory. In ancient Tibur (as it was called by the Latins), the first wonder to be declared a world heritage site was the archaeological area of ​​Villa Adriana (1998),… Read More PLACES / TIVOLI: THE ANCIENT CITY FOUNDED 5 CENTURIES BEFORE ROME (AND IT HOSTS 2 UNESCO SITES)

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