Santuario Fortuna Primigenia
Palestrina
(19 Km)
The Sanctuary of Primigenia Fortune was built around the second century BC and represents the complex dedicated to the cult of Fortuna Primigenia, that is, of the first of the many children of Jupiter. The structure of the Sanctuary is divided into six artificial terraces connected by ramps and staircases.
Eremo Tuscolano di Camaldoli
Monte Porzio Catone
(17 Km)
Since 1600 it has been hosting travelers and tourists, with the incomprehensible exclusion of women
Museo Civico
Tivoli
(6 Km)
Museo dell'Abbazia di San Nilo
Grottaferrata
(19 Km)
The Museum of the Abbey of San Nilo is set up inside the homonymous monastery founded in 1004. The core of the collections consists of sarcophagi, marble finds and portraits of prominent characters such as Alexander the Great and Constantine. Among the sacred objects you can admire a “homophorion” in silk and gold from the 14th century.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Palestrina
Palestrina
(19 Km)
The National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina is located inside the Palazzo Barberini, in the historic center of the city. The museum area collects different busts, pebbles and statues found in the necropolis of Colombella and Claida. The “Mosaic of the Nile” comes from the area of the Sanctuary of Primigenia Fortune with Egyptian scenes from the end of the 2nd century BC.
Museo del giocattolo
Zagarolo
(16 Km)
The Toy Museum was built on 18 March 2005. It is located inside the rooms of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Rospigliosi. It expands into 18 rooms where toys from the twentieth century are exhibited. There are about 800 pieces built by the most important factories that allow you to relive the good period of childhood.
Cattedrale Frascati
Frascati
(17 Km)
Pinacoteca di San Silvestro
Montecompatri
(17 Km)
The Art Gallery of San Silvestro is located inside the Convent of the Camerlitan Fathers. The Art Gallery is set up in a part of the Convent and an exhibits collection of sacred paintings, which date back to the 17th century.Small format canvases represent religious during the retreat periods in the hermitage or for the devotion of community members. The Convent is open to the interested public.
Palazzo Barberini
Palestrina
(19 Km)
Palazzo Barberini was built in the eleventh century, on the remains of the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigena in the center of Palestrina. It was built at the behest of the Colonna family and in 1630 the building was sold to Carlo Barberini who together with his son Taddeo carried out a reconstruction of the structure remained intact until the present day. Since 1956, after having been purchased by the State, the Palace was used as a National Archaeological Museum Prenestino.
Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia
Palestrina
(19 Km)
The Sanctuary of Primigenia Fortune was built around the second century BC and represents the complex dedicated to the cult of Fortuna Primigenia, that is, of the first of the many children of Jupiter. Devotees and faithful went to the oracle asking for responses for their needs. The fate was extracted by a child called Iupiter Puer, loved by Preneste's mothers. The structure of the Sanctuary was divided into six artificial terraces connected by ramps and staircases.
Castello di Roccagiovine
Roccagiovine
(18 Km)
The Castle of Roccagiovine was built, around the 14th century, on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Vacuna. It was for a long time the stately residence of the Marquis Del Gallo until the first half of the 19th century.
Villa Adriana
Tivoli
(4 Km)
Villa Adriana: Cento Camerelle
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Tre Esedre
Tivoli
(5 Km)
The Three Exedre Building is a monumental vestibule, and it was the residence of Emperor Hadrian. The lobby is interrupted by the presence of a large fountain surrounded by statues. The structure has a covered room with marble paved space on which there are three exedras, from where the building takes its name.
Villa Adriana: Ninfeo
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Piccole Terme
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Sala Absidata Detta dei Filosofi
Tivoli
(5 Km)
The Apsidate Hall of Philosophers takes its name from the presence of seven niches, where statues of some essays were assumed to be placed. The peculiarity of this room was its porphyry cladding of the walls and the floor. From the latest research it shows that this room could be used, given its breadth, also as a waiting room for guests.
Villa Adriana: Teatro Marittimo
Tivoli
(4 Km)
Villa Adriana was built by the will of the Emperor Hadrian. The Maritime Theatre is one of the first buildings of the villa. The building consists of only one floor. In 1999, Villa Adriana was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Villa Adriana: Terme con Heliocaminus
Tivoli
(5 Km)
The Thermal Baths with Heliocaminus are the oldest spa building in Villa Adriana and owes its name to the presence of a circular room with heliocaminus. The room was heated by the hypocaust system, and it was also made up of a sudatio due to the presence of oven vents. In addition, there was also the rectangular frigidarium and the calidarium obtained in two baths for hot baths.
Villa Adriana: Grandi Terme
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Pretorio
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Peristilio Detto Cortile delle Biblioteche
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Quadriportico con Peschiera
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Hospitalia
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Villa Adriana: Padiglione di Tempe
Tivoli
(5 Km)
Rocca Pia
Tivoli
(6 Km)
The Rocca Pia was built around the fifteenth century, by the will of Pope Pius II Piccolomini from whom, among other things, it also takes its name. Work began in 1461 after a visit by the Pope himself, who entrusted the task to the architects Varone and Niccolò. The Pope's intent was to build a building that controlled the interior of the city and access to the Aniene valley. The structure consists of two major towers located outward to set greater defense. Inside we find several rooms distributed in each of the two structures.
Villa d'este
Tivoli
(6 Km)
Tivoli in Latina host two most famous villas that one can find in the entire Lazio: Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este both of which are not only Tivoli’s major tourist attraction sites but also part of the UNESCO World Heritage list. Located close to River Aniene, the town has a splendid climate housing wealthy Romans for their holiday retreats. Villa d’Este is a beautiful garden and a complex palace that was built in 1560 being the vision of cardinal d’Este who narrowly became a pope.
Tempio di Vesta
Tivoli
(7 Km)
The Temple of Vesta was built at the end of the 2nd century BC. The building consisted of 18 columns, of which only 10 are left. On the settlers there are capitals according to the Corinthian-Italic style. From the temple, you can admire the fantastic landscape of Villa Gregoriana and the waterfalls below the Gregorian Bridge. The temple of Vesta is the most famous monument of ancient Tibur.
Villa Gregoriana
Tivoli
(7 Km)
The Gregorian Villa was built in 1835 for the desire of Pope Gregory XVI. It is located in the town of Tivoli. In the villa there is a natural area of great historical value. In 2002 the area was taken by the Italian Environment Fund and in 2005 it was reopened to the public.
Tempio della Sibilla
Tivoli
(7 Km)
The Temple of the Sibyl was built around the 2nd century BC on an artificial construction near Tivoli. The building was accessible through stairs and there was also a 1.76 metre high travertine podium. Today of the construction remains only the lower part of the two columns of the facade and the walls of the cell decorated by semi-columns on the outside. The temple in 978 was a place of assistance and distribution of alms to the poor.
Villa romana imperatore Adriano
Tivoli
(4 Km)
Villa Adriano is located in Tivoli in the province of Rome. In the past it was the residence of Emperor Hadrian, from whom it takes its name. The villa complex occupies an area of about three hundred hectares, thus constituting a real city. The architecture of the villa represents the power and wealth of the emperor. Since 1999 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ludus gladiatorii il Tondo (I sec)
Zagarolo
(14 Km)