Agro Pontino and Pontine Marshes

Agro Pontino and Pontine Marshes

Here begins an exploration of the places in the reclaimed Agro Pontino, where, before 1932, there was only the infamous expanse of the Pontine marshes and the immense forest, Selva di Terracina. A tour through the four “new cities” founded between 1932 and 1937 under...
The Middle Ages in Rome

The Middle Ages in Rome

The Middle Ages was a crucial period for the city and left traces of great beauty and of great interest. Entire historical districts were built during that period, such as Monti and Trastevere. In the Constantinian era the Basilicas of the Holy Cross in...
Middle Ages in Ciociaria

Middle Ages in Ciociaria

In the Middle Ages, Anagni was the most prestigious city in this region, the birthplace of Popes Innocent III and Gregory IX, and later Boniface VIII, institutor of the first Jubilee, and a leading exponent of temporal power and protagonist of the European political...
Middle Ages in Sabina

Middle Ages in Sabina

The first person to give autonomy to Sabina, with respect to Rome, was Charlemagne. The art, from the Carolingian to the Lombard, bears witness to the fact of the area’s importance, which endured over time. Farfa Abbey was also very important, and already in the...
Piazza del Popolo

Piazza del Popolo

Piazza del Popolo is one of the most famous squares in Rome. This piazza is the last major achievement, and among the most spectacular, of papal Rome. The urban structure of the area is tied to the history of pilgrimages, particularly those related to the celebrations...