In Oriolo you can visit the Palazzo Altieri, a building built during the years 1578-1585 by the will of Giorgio III Santa Croce. The visit of the museum will allow you to know even more thoroughly the history of the country and the neighboring ones. A picture gallery, the only one in the world, preserves […]
ScopriThe main entrance is in the square where the parish church also stands and consists of a massive wooden door, flanked by four peperino busts that support as many marble heads, dating back to Roman times (2nd century AD). The walls of the courtyard inside were frescoed by fantastic scenes of triumphs, made by Antonio […]
ScopriThe palace was one of the many stately homes built by the Farnese in their own domains. Initially it had to have defensive characteristics as was common in the stately homes of the Lazio region between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Inside the sumptuous residence worked the best painters and architects of the time.The “Orti […]
ScopriThe Palazzo Altieri was built during the years 1578-1585 by the will of Giorgio III Santa Croce. Three families historically owned the palace: the Santa Croce from the foundation 1578 to 1604, the Orsini from 1604 to 1671, the Altieri from 1671 to 1971. The Museum is divided into 14 rooms, the Chapel of St. […]
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