Ostia. Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica

2024

Ostia Antica is historically considered the “Gateway to Rome”: founded at the mouth of the Tiber, it was the first colony of Rome, as early as the 4th century BC.

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Rome. The Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain is the largest of the famous fountains in Rome. Built on the facade of Palazzo Poli by Nicola Salvi, the competition announced by Pope Clement XII in 1731 had initially been won by the French sculptor Lambert-Sigisbert Adam but subsequently the assignment passed to Salvi: it is said that the change was due to the fact that the pontiff did not want to entrust the work to a foreigner, however another version explains that Adam had to return to France. Begun in 1732, it was finally entrusted in 1759 to Pietro Bracci helped by his son Virginio. The two completed the work, which was inaugurated in 1762.

Roma. The Papal Basilica of S. Paul Outside the Walls

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Terracina, Temple of Jupiter Anxur

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Bracciano. The Orsini-Odescalchi Castle

It is located in the municipality of Bracciano and dates back to the 15th century. Composed of three circles of external walls, it has five towers, one for each vertex of the external fortification.

Cistercian Abbey of Casamari (FR)

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Roma. The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

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Rome. Church of San Giacomo in Augusta

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