The Manzù Museum is 19 km from Casale di Tormaggiore and it is one of the most iconic museums of Modern Art as well as one of the most fascinating around Rome’s area. The Museum is named after Giacomo Manzù (Giacomo Manzoni) : a sculptor who fascinated the world during his 60-year long career. In…
The Landriana Gardens rise up on the city of Ardea, they take the shape of an amazing and natural complex of historical treasure. We can consider these Gardens more like a Palace with several rooms which all have a magnificent garden with various botanical charateristics. In 1956 the Marquis Gallarati Scotti and his wife, Lavinia…
The Project The “Parco della Musica” Auditorium was designed in 1993 to increase in value an abandoned Roman territory which is the area between the Olympic village and the Flaminio stadium. Renzo Piano In 1994, Renzo Piano, a prolific Italian architect and the 1998 Pritzker Prize winner, won the international architectural contest for the project…
The Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore is 12 km far from the Casale di Tormaggiore and it is an historical destination of pilgrimage for Romans and tourists, especially on summer Saturdays (they use to walk from Rome to the Sanctuary). Two churches constitute the entirety of the Sanctuary: The oldest was built in 1745…
In the 16th and 17th centuries many aristocratic roman families built their luxurious summer residences in the Castelli Romani’s area. They are the famous “Ville Tuscolane” we know today and they were the Renaissance Roman nobility and the Senior clergy’s status symbol at that time. All the most valued artists and architects were involved for…
Places to see near Rome: Lavinium The Lavinium Archaeological Museum was founded in 2005 in Pomezia, near the beautiful village of Pratica di Mare. It is certainly one of the most beautiful places to see near Rome. The route begins with an exhibition entitled “Hic Domus Aeneae“, a section entirely dedicated to the mythological figure…
Places to visit near Rome: Nemi The most interesting places to visit near Rome certainly include the small town of Nemi, included in the area of the Castelli Romani and awarded with the Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club (tourist-environmental quality brand). The village of Nemi is a natural terrace surrounded by woods and,…
… and then it happens that one step away from the main tourist attraction, there is a treasure that risks being ignored. It is the case of Palazzo Valentini, in the heart of Rome, at the Imperial Forums, in front of Trajan’s column. In the square in front of Trajan’s column, beyond Enoteca Provinciale – that you…
Do you know all the new Roman architecture buildings? There are those who go to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim by Frank Gehry, to Valencia for the architectures of Calatrava or to Berlin to see the rebirth of a city in a modern way. Even Rome, in its small way (so to speak) can offer…
The Romans have always identified the area of the Castelli Romani as the destination for their “out-of-town trip“, the perfect location for a Sunday trip. Jump into your car and, in a few kilometres, you completely change the landscape and the atmosphere. Ready to leave to discover the Castelli area? Bring a sweater, because in…