Lazio, 12 more sites become Historic Houses and Gardens

Twelve more sites including palaces, villas, architectural and landscape complexes and parks of great historical and artistic value are added to the Network of Historic Houses and Gardens of the Lazio Region, for a total of 171 sites.

The new accredited residences are: in the province of Latina, the former Monastery of the Clarisse di Sezze, former residence of the Clarisse community, which features a series of rooms dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries; and, in the province of Viterbo, Palazzo Farnese, the so-called Rocca, in the municipality of Valentano: in a panoramic position, on the highest point of the village, a large complex with adjoining gardens. In Rome, the Casa di Riposo Santa Francesca Romana: in Trastevere, a vast complex with gardens and important medieval structures owned by the heirs of the Doria Pamphilj family; the Gambirasi Palace, a large aristocratic palace rebuilt in the late 17th century that also housed the famous Caffè della Pace on the ground floor. In the province of Rome, the Palazzo Baronale Orsini in Anguillara Sabazia: a 16th-century mansion in the center of the village that features several frescoed rooms with important views of the town, friezes of mythological subjects and grotesque decorations; Villa Morani in Arsoli, an early 20th-century pentagonal villa with a large garden, formerly owned by the painter Alessandro Morani and home in the D’Annunzio era to an important coterie of intellectuals and artists; the Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano, a vast aristocratic residence, formerly Orsini, in a panoramic position overlooking the lake, which features a monumental courtyard, fifteenth-century loggias and Renaissance frescoes; Villa Sforza Cesarini in Lanuvio, an early twentieth-century villa that stands in the green area where the remains of theancient sanctuary dedicated to Juno lanuvina; Lunghezza Castle, a vast complex located on the outskirts of Rome; Villa Barattolo in Rocca di Papa, an early 20th-century villa with terraces and ceramic floors, located within the Castelli Romani Park. In the province of Frosinone, the Palazzo della Ragione, known as the Palazzo d’Iseo, in Anagni, a medieval structure in the center of the city, currently the seat of the municipality dating back to the work of master architect Jacopo d’Iseo, who in 1160 brought together two palaces with a vast and impressive vaulting system, and the Theophilacto Castle in Torre Cajetani.

Next week will see the release of the new Public Notice for the enhancement of historic houses and gardens in Lazio with which, thanks to a total allocation of more than 890,000 euros, ordinary and extraordinary maintenance, restoration and conservative rehabilitation works, interventions to improve the accessibility and usability of the sites but also landscaping and green areas will be financed.

Lazio, 12 more sites become Historic Houses and Gardens

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