Cellere. Farnese Fortress Benedicta Lee Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Cellere Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s The Farnese fortress or Rocca Farnese overlooking the village of Cellere and was built in the Middle Ages on the ruins of a prehistoric...
Celleno. Convent of Saint John the Baptist Benedicta Lee Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Celleno Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s The convent of Saint John the Baptist in Celleno was built in 1610 following a Bull of Pope Paul V to the Reformed Fathers. It was enlarged in 1769...
Ancient Celleno Benedicta Lee Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Celleno Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s Ancient Celleno is an abandoned town built on tufa rock, 350 meters high, between two streams which gradually flow towards the river Tiber. The...
Celleno. Orsini Castle Benedicta Lee Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Celleno Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s From the city hall square od Celleno the path goes up to the castle beyond a single-arched stone bridge. At the end of the bridge it crosses a...
Castiglione in Teverina. Monaldeschi Castle Benedicta Lee Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Castiglione in Teverina Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s The core of the Monaldeschi castle in Castiglione in Teverina dates from the thirteenth century. Originally it had defensive purposes bordered on...
Carbognano. Farnese Castle DiscoverPlaces Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Carbognano Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s The fortress of Carbognano existed since the thirteenth century and was converted into a residence in the sixteenth century by Giulia Farnese when...
Caprarola. Farnese palace DiscoverPlaces Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Caprarola Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s The Farnese Palace of Caprarola is one of the greatest masterpieces of Renaissance architecture. It was created by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese,...
Capodimonte. Submerged Nativity Scene (Presepe) DiscoverPlaces Category: Architecture and monuments 11 January 2018 LAZIO • VITERBO • Capodimonte Share Share share with Whatsapp powered by social2s In Capodimonte, on the bottom of the Lake of Bolsena is found an impressive submerged nativity (presepe) that can be seen from the viewpoints of the...
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