Belvedere Superiore Cascata delle Marmore
Terni
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Obelisco Lancia di Luce
Terni
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.
Palazzo Bianchini-Riccardi
Terni
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
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
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.
Pinacoteca Comunale "O.Metelli"
Terni
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.
Palazzo Mazzancolli
Terni
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
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
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.
Chiesetta di San Rocco
Terni
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.
Mostra Permanente di Paleontologia
Terni
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.
Ronchini Arte Contemporanea
Terni
Teatro Romano
Spoleto
(20 Km)
The Roman Theatre is located in Spoleto, in the province of Perugia and dates back to the first century BC. The structure suffered extensive damage due to a landslide, but was restored in the past. The theater is located within the city walls and keep a cavea of 70 m in diameter.
Rocca Albornoziana di Spoleto
Spoleto
(21 Km)
The Fortress is located in Spoleto and was built in 1300 by Matteo Gattapone. The structure is rectangular in shape and inside it there were two courts: the Court of Arms and the Court of Honor. From 1817 until 1982 the building was used as a prison. Built by innocent VI in the 14th century with the aim of strengthening the defensive system of the Church-State, it has two courtyards and a complex system of angular towers joined together by high defensive walls.
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Spoleto
(27 Km)
The Cathedral dates back to the end of the 12th century. Inside, numerous works of absolute importance: from the Painted Cross by Alberto Sotio (1187), to the cycle of the apse with Stories of the Virgin frescoed by Filippo Lippi between 1467 and 1469.
Basilica di San Salvatore
Spoleto
(21 Km)
Originally dedicated to the martyrs Concordio and Senzia, it was built between the end of the VII and the beginning of the 8th century. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the “Italia Langobardorum” serial site Centers of Power and Worship (568-774 AD)
Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
Spoleto
(21 Km)
Among the most notable Romanesque buildings in Umbria (X-XII century) The church is characterized by an internal arrangement with three naves and the presence of the matroneo (entrance from the Diocesan Museum).
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Spoleto
(20 Km)
The National Archaeological Museum was opened in 1985 at the former monastery of Santa Agata. Recently, the museum was renovated. It presents the formation of the urban center of Spoleto from the first human presence. The Museum occupies two floors of the former monastery and also owns the theater built in the first century BC.
Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco
Spoleto
(27 Km)
The “fortress church of San Francesco”, dating back to the twelfth century, is par excellence the monumental construction of the Castle (10,720 cubic meters between church and convent). Benedictine oratory first and the friars of the Order of Minors Conventual then...
Piazza del Mercato
Spoleto
(21 Km)
An ancient Roman forum, Piazza del Mercato was until the last century the most lively place in the city, where the most important public events took place. The scenographic source built between 1746 and 1748 shows you.
Ponte d'Augusto del i sec. a.C.
Narni
(12 Km)
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
Santuario Madonna del Ponte (d'Augusto)
Narni
(11 Km)
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
Narni
Narni
(11 Km)
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Alleyway
Narni
(12 Km)
Dunarobba - foresta fossile (2.5 milioni anni)
Avigliano Umbro
(19 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.
Arco di Druso e Germanico
Spoleto
(20 Km)
Built in 23 AD, it was the triumphant entrance to the Roman Forum, the current Piazza del Mercato. Here the stratification of the city is perceptible: the right pylon of the arch rests on the original plane of the hole.
Ponte delle Torri
Spoleto
(20 Km)
The Bridge of Towers was erected at the end of 1300 on the remains of a Roman aqueduct to lead water from the mountain to the city. At its extreme is the Fortilizio dei Mulini, from which numerous walks to the Spoleto mountain start.
Casa Romana
Spoleto
(20 Km)
Patrician house of the first century AD found between the end of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the next. This is a valuable stately house whose architectural pattern reflects the classic one of Roman homes.
Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive - Museo Carandente
Spoleto
(20 Km)
The museum's collection originated with the Spoleto Prize, an artistic competition designed to promote the birth of a permanent collection of contemporary art, thanks also to the important contribution of the critic Giovanni Carandente.
Museo del Tessuto e del Costume
Spoleto
(22 Km)
In the rooms of Palazzo Rosari Spada there are many artifacts from various collections that represent a cross-section of the history of fabric and costume between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries.
Torre dell' Olio
Spoleto
(21 Km)
The Torre dell'Olio is one of the most characteristic monuments of the city of Spoleto. In fact, it is considered the symbol of the city. Its construction dates back to the 13th century. The tower was named Torre dell'Olio as hot oil was poured to defend the city over enemies.
Castello di Eggi
Spoleto
(25 Km)
Eggi Castle dates back to the fourteenth century. From the few historical documents found, we know that it was the fief of the Racani family, the nobles of the country. The Castle has a triangular base surmounted by two high defensive towers.
museo della città di Narni - Palazzo Eroli
Narni
(12 Km)
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.
Convento della Santissima Annunziata Montenero
Amelia
(18 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.
Porta Romana
Amelia
(19 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
(19 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
(19 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.
Rocca di Narni
Narni
(12 Km)
Abbazia Fortificata San Cassiano
Narni
(12 Km)
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.
Castello Sant'Angelo
Narni
(11 Km)
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.
Museo Diocesano
Spoleto
(21 Km)
The Museum was inaugurated in the 1970s at the Archbishop's Palace. The works are exhibited chronologically in the rooms dedicated to thematic consideration. The living rooms are adorned with doors of the '500. The first news dates back to the 10th century. The interior with three naves is divided by columns with reuse capitals, coming from classical and early medieval buildings, while the 13th century marble altar is carved with refined bas-reliefs.
Laboratorio di Scienze della Terra
Spoleto
(20 Km)
A point of interest of the municipality of Spoleto is represented by the Laboratory of Earth Sciences, created by an important and well-known nineteenth-century collection, geopaleontological by Count Francesco Toni. It is an educational and scientific museum. The geopaleontological collection was proposed to the public between 1867 and 1892 and includes about 6000 minerals, rocks and fossils.
Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna
Spoleto
(20 Km)
It is located in the historic center of Spoleto and is housed in the Collicola Palace. The museum was opened in 2000. A lively museum, an active contemporary art hub, houses on the first floor the legacy of Giovanni Carandente and the works of the Spoleto Prize, while on the second floor there are contemporary exhibitions. Do not miss the visit to the library, the legacy of Giovanni Carandente, which preserves more than 20 thousand volumes of contemporary art.
Museo d'Arte Sacra di Orte d'importanza diocesana
Orte
(24 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
Fiori E Artigianato Creazioni
San Gemini
(10 Km)
Museo di Scienza della Terra
San Gemini
(10 Km)
Museo Territoriale dell'Agro Foronovano
Torri in Sabina
(24 Km)