Riano. The old Procoio Tower

Between the Via Flaminia and Tiberina are many towers like those of old Procoio and new Procoio tower in Riano.

Over the centuries an impressive number of quarries has swallowed up settlements, necropolis, castles and watchtowers.

In Procoio estate two important watchtowers, placed on parallel hills, are preserved.

This estate belonged in the Middle Ages to the monastery of San Paolo under the name Precodium Grotta dei Greci.

Then it belonged to the Cesi family, then the Ruspoli and the Boncompagni.

On top of a hill are the remains of an ancient square tower that has only relatively recently collapsed.
 


Written by:
Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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