Ariccia in the Alban Hills

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Ariccia Panorama © Deblu68

Ariccia Panorama © Deblu68

Ariccia is a town and comune in the Province of Rome, central Italy. It is in the Alban Hills of the Lazio region and could be considered an extension of Rome‘s southeastern suburbs. One of the Castelli Romani towns, Ariccia is located in the regional park known as the Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani.

In modern times, Ariccia has become famous for its porchetta, pork that is slowly roasted with herbs and wild fennel, and it has been known since historical times for its wine.

Ariccia has a long history of welcoming artists and writers who have departed from Rome’s heat and bustle for the breezy hillsides and groves overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. Horace in one of his Satires notes that in “Escaping from great Rome, I’m welcomed in Ariccia at a reasonable inn.” Today, the Palazzo Savelli Chigi often hosts exhibitions drawing from its own extensive collections as well as visiting exhibitions. The Palace is also the site of frequent public musical performances. Much of the city’s greatest art, Roman-era sculpture excavated by archaeologists, has been distributed to the world’s collections of classical artwork, so one often sees the name “Ariccia” pinned next to statues of Augustus or Diana that are being displayed far from Latium.

The old town © Deblu68/cc-by-3.0 Porta Romana © Deblu68 Piazza di Corte © Deblu68 Palazzo Chigi © Gino il Pio Curch Santa Maria Assunta © Gianluca Di Santo/cc-by-sa-3.0 Ariccia Panorama © Deblu68
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Curch Santa Maria Assunta © Gianluca Di Santo/cc-by-sa-3.0
The most noteworthy sight in Ariccia is the northern entrance from the famous bridge which leads to Bernini’s Baroque square. The main monuments include:

  • The Palazzo Savelli Chigi, whose perfectly restored rooms are renowned as a location for Luchino Visconti‘s The Leopard and for other historical movies and television programs, was built by Prince Augusto Chigi in 1740.
  • The domed circular church of the Assunta, by Bernini, inspired by his restoration of the Pantheon. In the interior the apse is a notable fresco by Borgognone.
  • The Fontana delle Tre Cannelle (“Fountain of the three spouts”), once thought to contain the tomb of Simon Magus.

Other monuments include the Porta Romana, also by Bernini, and, two kilometres outside the city, the venerated Sanctuary of the Madonna del Galloro, with facade by Bernini. The latter is the final stop of a religious procession held on December 8 and called “Procession of the Lady”, as a young woman is asked to lead it.

The area around Ariccia houses many interesting archaeological finds such as the Villa of the Roman Emperor Vitellius, the remains of the Via Appia Antica, as well as those of the ancient temples on Monte Cavo and in the Lake Nemi basin.

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