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In 1958 Vasari, writing about the Life of Baldassarre Peruzzi, mentiones a cycle of frescoes representing scenes of melee combats "the way the Romans used to fight"; the artworks are not in the castle (Rocca di Giulio II), but on the walls of the main reception room of Ostia Antica’s bishop’s palace. It is named [...]
Past the bridge over the Canale dello Stagno (or Canale dei Pescatori, Fishermen’s canal) along via di Castelfusano, after about 200 meters from the bridge, turn left to enter a trail that leads to Villa Sacchetti, today known as Villa Chigi. Of the Castrum Fusani (the citadel of Fusano) mentioned by the fonts of the XIII century, […]
Leaving Ostia Antica, heading South, past the crossroad between via del Mare and via Ostiense, you take via di Castel Fusano. Immediately after the railway bridge, on the right, next to the cemetery, is the little church of St. Ercolano. In the Acta Sanctorum you find the date of the martyrdom of Ercolano and Taurino, [...]
From the square infront of Villa Sacchetti, immediately before reaching the gate, turn right along the fence; the via Severiana, is right there (recognizable by the typical roman road paving) entering in the pine forest. The ancient road reaches after about 2 Km (it is necessary to cross via Cristoforo Colombo, though) the remainings of Villa della [...]
The entire coastal area was composed by dunes which were over 10 mt high. These have been destroyed by an extreme urbanization of the territory. The majority of the dunes which survived are now within the Litorale Romano Reserve. A dune is an accumulation of sand created by the wind. It raises the finest sandy [...]
A naturalistic walk in Castel Fusano pine forest A walk in Ostia in the pine forest of Castel Fusano can last up to 3 h. it lets you discover a unique ecosystem, delicate and fascinating, which combines the coastal dunae, the Mediterranean scrub and, after the reclamation, the domestic pine. This forest hosts a wide [...]
The Presidential Estate of Castel Porziano is heritage of the Presidency of the Republic. The access is not free and you have to book a visit. The park covers an area of 59 square km (5.892 hectares) and it is 24 km from the city centre. It arrives to the sea. The other two borderlines [...]
The shoals of Tor Paterno, the only italian marine protected park fully submerged, is located along the Roman coast, at a distance between 4 and 7 nautical miles from the beaches of Ostia and Torvaianica, not far from the Presidential Estate of Capocotta and Castel Porziano. The marine park can be reached using one of [...]
The green and archaeological areas from Ostia Antica to Ostia and to Castel Porziano, are the National Natural Reserve established on 29th March 1996 with an Environmental Decree. It also includes parts of Fiumicino, Ponte Galeria, Infernetto, Acilia, Casal Palocco, the urban park of Castel Fusano and the dunes in Capocotta “Here the precious naturalistic [...]
In 1931 the Lungomare Duilio (the seafront road, on the eastern side of Ostia Lido) was prolonged (because of the city plan of 1916) and this allowed the use of the eastern beaches, close to the pine forest of Castelfusano and very beautiful from a landscape and naturalistic point of view. In 1933 it was [...]
