Rocca di Narni
Narni
Castello Sant'Angelo
Narni
Castello Sant'Angelo di Narni is a structure of the late Middle Ages. It was built in the 13th century at the behest of an ancient family, to defend itself from continuous barbarian attacks. After several centuries of neglect, in 1930 it was recovered entirely by the Tiburzi family. During World War II it was seized by the Germans becoming a seal of the Nazi fascist occupation.
Narni
Narni
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Santuario Madonna del Ponte (d'Augusto)
Narni
At 1 km from Narni railway station, a few steps from the Bridge of Augustus and San Cassiano, a substitution of the Via Flaminia was decorated for devotion.In the 18th century rediscovery, he dispensed thanks: it was surmounted from the current neoclassical sanctuary
Abbazia Fortificata San Cassiano
Narni
The Fortified Abbey of San Cassiano dates back to the tenth century and is located on Monte San Croce in Narni, in the headquarters of a fortified monastery dating back to the 6th century. With the restorations carried out in 1971, the perimeter walls and those of the church were brought back to their origin. The façade was also rebuilt, maintaining Byzantine architecture.
Alleyway
Narni
Ponte d'Augusto del i sec. a.C.
Narni
Between Narni, Orte-Rome, Amelia-Orvieto, Terni-Spoleto-Perugia. Between natural-industrial landscape, it attracts x the contrast: a time gap as in the Chronicles of Narnia, between a beautiful abbey, a sanctuary of the 18th century, and the City of the Ring Race
museo della città di Narni - Palazzo Eroli
Narni
Palazzo Eroli, rich noble residence in Narni, is also a perfect setting for temporary exhibitions by combining the Museum collection.Among the most interesting works we can admire: the “Crowning of the Virgin” by Domenico Ghirlandaio and the “Annunciation” by Benozzo Gozzoli, the Egyptian Mummy with its wooden sarcophagus decorated and finally the bronze Cup of the fountain in the main square.Place of reading, relaxing and tasting is "CaffEroli" at the coffee bar inside the Museum.
A large indoor room is stocked with an extensive bookshop, a reading section and a children's corner.
Belvedere Superiore Cascata delle Marmore
Terni
(16 Km)
After purchasing the ticket you can reach the Upper Belvedere of the Marmore waterfall where you can get captivated with the vision of the first jump of the waterfall. The tower was built in 1786 by Pope Pius VI.
Chiesa di San Francesco
Terni
(11 Km)
It was built in the thirteenth century in Gothic style, but over the centuries it has been rebuilt many times. Above the main portal there is an aperture of light, called Oculus. It is worth to see inside the frescoed Paradisi chapel.
Anfiteatro Fausto
Terni
(11 Km)
Located in city park "The Walk", dating from 32 BC. Two-thirds of the amphitheater were excavated, in the past it could offer space for up to ten thousand people. Today here are organized cultural events and concerts.
Museo Archeologico
Terni
(11 Km)
All the findings from excavations in the city have been exposed here. Particularly interesting is the exhibition of findings from the Iron Age, found in the necropolis.
Piazza Tacito
Terni
(12 Km)
Piazza Tacito represents the symbol of the city of Terni. The architecture of the square was conceived by the architect Mario Ridolfi. At the center of the square we find a fountain and the Government Palace designed by the architect Bazzani. The fountain is characterized by the presence of a steel flagpole in the center, and the energy produced by the waterfall. It is decorated with mosaics representing the twelve zodiac signs.
Torre di Barbarasa
Terni
(11 Km)
In Via Roma you can admire the Romanesque residential tower in the best condition. An inscription reminds us that the relic "Precious Blood" was to keep the plague away from the city. It is now on display in the cathedral.
Palazzo Spada
Terni
(11 Km)
Palazzo Spada is located in the historic center of Terni. It was created by the noble Spada family in the mid-16th century under the project of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Inside the rooms we find, a depiction of Fetone punished by Jupiter, scenes from the battle of Lepanto and frescoes by Karel van Mander. In the 18th century there was the renovation during which a façade was built that serves as a bridge in connecting the side wings. The building passed to the Massarucci family and later to the Sisters of the Child Jesus and is currently the seat of the Town Hall of Terni.
Santuario Basilica S. Valentino
Terni
(11 Km)
The Basilica of St. Valentine underwent several reconstructions over the years. The first building dates back to the fourth century, and was built above the tomb of the martyr San Valentino, at an ancient early Christian necropolis. The current building, however, dates back to the 17th century, when under the pontificate of Paul V, the research of the relics of the saint was successfully started in the place where the first churches stood.
Convento della Santissima Annunziata Montenero
Amelia
(9 Km)
Inside the church, of linda and eloquent Franciscan simplicity, is located on the high altar a canvas with the Annunciation by Domenico Bruschi (1890), also author of the frescoes of the “Chapel of the Transit” in the sanctuary of Porziuncola.
Chiesetta di San Rocco
Terni
(10 Km)
The original building dates back to the '600, even if it underwent a series of restorations: the last one was finished in October 2012. It is easily noticeable from its white façade, and the rectangular plan, to which the bell tower was added to it. It is currently privately owned, but it is still used for religious ceremonies, open to the public.
Torre del Castello Baradello
Attigliano
(19 Km)
Torre del Castello Baradello di Attigliano is located within the Baradello complex. The structure of the tower has a square plan in Romanesque style and has decorative architectural elements from the Middle Ages. Today, the tower has a height of about 8 m, while initially the height was 28 meters. The castle and the tower are located on a hill, from where you can admire a beautiful panoramic view of the city of Como.
Porta Romana
Amelia
(10 Km)
The Roman Gate is part of a complex together with the other three doors Posterola, Valle and Leone. It is the main door for access to the city of Amelia. The door is of the medieval type. It underwent renovation in the '500 and still retains the original wooden structure. Close to the Porta Romana, in 2001, thanks to the excavations a necropolis was discovered.
Torre Civica
Amelia
(10 Km)
The Civic Tower is located in the city of Amelia and is more than 30 m high. The central part of the tower represents an architectural style from the 13th century, while the highest part dates back to the eighteenth century. The building has twelve sides, at the entrance to the Tower we also find the clock mechanism, while on the terrace there are five bells that are used to announce the masses in the cathedral.
Mura megalitiche
Amelia
(10 Km)
The megalithic walls of the hamlet of Amelia were built with the aim of fortifying and protecting the city from attacks by enemies. These walls date from the 6th to the first century BC and then were expanded later over the years. These types of walls are also present in other regions of Italy.
Palazzo Bianchini-Riccardi
Terni
(11 Km)
Palazzo Rosci, also known as Palazzo Bianchini-Ricardi, is a building of the sixteenth century attributed to Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, by others to Vignola or Bramante. Inside it there are three different orders of windows. Characteristic and decorative are the Angevin lilies typical of the Rosci Family. Among the works preserved in the structure an image of the Madonna del Cassero of the 16th century.
Palazzo Gazzoli
Terni
(11 Km)
Palazzo Gazzoli in Terni takes its name from the family that deals with the project. In particular, it was Andrea Vinci who, on behalf of Luigi Gazzoli, created the building, the small square in front, the stables and the small family chapel. Characteristics are the internal vaults and the scenes represented by the mythology performed by Liborio Coccetti.
Archivio di Stato
Terni
(11 Km)
The State Archives of Terni is located in Palazzo Mazzancolli, a late-medieval style building that was built in the '400. It was built at the behest of Ludovico Mazzancolli, bishop of Terni. The State Archives is characterized as the depositary institute for the memory of the territory as it houses the Historical Archives of the Province.
Palazzo Mazzancolli
Terni
(11 Km)
Palazzo Mazzancolli is a fifteenth-century building and represents a prestigious historical building of late medieval style. It was built at the behest of Ludovico Mazzancolli, bishop of Terni and friend of Pope Pius II. It was built by Giovanni Mazzancolli, a powerful character from the Curia and nephew of Ludovico. Nowadays it is the current headquarters of the State Archives.
Palazzo Montani
Terni
(11 Km)
The palace was built in 1584, by Aurelio Fazioli. Between 1654 and the second half of the 19th century, the palace was bought by four other noble families and then moved to the Municipality of Terni in 1873. In 1877 the municipality sold it to the Cassa di Risparmio di Terni. From 1992 until today it is the headquarters of the Cassa di Risparmio di Terni and Narni Foundation. The renovation started in 1995 and ended in 2009, allowed us to build a study on the history of the building.
Palazzo Comunale Vecchio
Terni
(11 Km)
We find the building in Terni. Over time, the building underwent several changes. A tower consisting of a clock and a bell was built in the building. However, over the years the tower has fallen and also destroyed part of the building. Today the building is home to the Municipal Library.
Obelisco Lancia di Luce
Terni
(11 Km)
The Lancia di Luce Obelisk, built by Arnaldo Pomodoro, is located at the end of Corso del Popolo, and given its height dominates the roundabout. It is a great technical work, as well as sculptural, an exaltation of foundry and assembly techniques but, also, of the ingenuity of man.
Dunarobba - foresta fossile (2.5 milioni anni)
Avigliano Umbro
(17 Km)
The Dunarobba Forest is located in the municipality of Avigliano Umbro in the province of Terni. Dunarobba dates back 2 million years ago at the Age of Pliocene Higher. In this era, an extensive coniferous forest of the genus Taxidion developed, with a height of 100 m, and a diameter of the logs from 1 m up to 4 m. The area where fossils are located today serves to extract high quality coal.
Museo d'Arte Sacra di Orte d'importanza diocesana
Orte
(13 Km)
The Museum of Sacred Art of Orte of Diocesan Importance, inaugurated in 1967, as well as being the first diocesan museum built in Lazio, has the merit of being housed in the oldest container of the town: the church of San Silvestro, from the middle of the eleventh century. To the exhibition spaces of the original venue, a section has recently been added to the exhibition spaces set up in the nearby Palazzo Vescovile. The two sections of the museum differ in the chronology of the works on display: in New Year's Eve, those relating to the VIIII-XVI centuries prevail, in the Episcopal Palace there are instead canvases from the 16th century to the 20th century
Museo e Centro Culturale 'Marco Scacchi'
Gallese
(19 Km)
The Museum and Cultural Center 'Marco Scacchi' is located in the former convent of Santa Chiara di Gallese. The Museum exhibits materials that represent the history of the city from an artistic and environmental point of view. The Cultural Center instead acts as a place for information and socio-cultural training through various initiatives and meetings.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Magliano Sabina
(18 Km)
The Civic Archaeological Museum is now located inside Palazzo Gori. The intent of the Museum is to collect the testimonies of the ancient civilization and the Sabino settlement of Magliano. As evidenced by the finds found in the territory, the village of the Sabini dominated the Tiber from a position on the hill, where the necropolis was found.
Castello Altemps
Gallese
(19 Km)
There are few historical references of the Altemps Castle, but on the basis of some documents, it is assumed that it was restored during the fifteenth century at the behest of Pope Alexander IV. The architect Antonio di San Gallo equipped the fortress with crenellated towers. Later it was transformed into a Palace at the behest of the nobles of the time and is currently the home of Luigi Hardouin and the Duke of Gallese.
Ronchini Arte Contemporanea
Terni
(11 Km)
Pinacoteca Comunale "O.Metelli"
Terni
(11 Km)
The Municipal Art Gallery “O. Metelli” is currently based in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Gazzoli. Divided into four sections (ancient, contemporary, O. Metelli and Aurelio De Felice Museum), it occupies about 1200 square meters and is inspired by a modern style that goes well with contemporary works of art and creates a pleasant contrast with the ancient ones, rationally exploiting the spaces and highlighting the peculiarity of each individual work.
Mostra Permanente di Paleontologia
Terni
(12 Km)
The Museum of Paleontology is located inside the former Church of San Tommaso. Here are a wide range of fossils found in southern Umbria during a geological period. There are about 300 fossils on display. An important piece of the collection is that of micromammals which is the most complete collection in Italy from the Pleistocene Age. In recent times, the remains of a Pliocene cetaceus have been purchased. It is currently open to the public.
Fiori E Artigianato Creazioni
San Gemini
(11 Km)
Museo di Scienza della Terra
San Gemini
(10 Km)
Museo Territoriale dell'Agro Foronovano
Torri in Sabina
(21 Km)