A dinner in the village of Agosta to celebrate in a convivial way the products of autumn: truffles and chestnuts. A way to discover the hidden beauties of the small villages of the Aniene valley and to taste traditional products. The menu does not lack the traditional homemade pasta that Read more…
Once beans were a essential dietary element for the people of Agosta whose lands are best suited for this crop when watered with the Aniene waters. The name “Queen” comes from its delicacy that makes it worthy of being the food for a ‘Queen’. In October, the Queen Bean is Read more…
The Church Our Lady of Peace and St Benedict in Agosta, was built in the 1930’s by the Bishop of Subiaco. It has a single nave and a high altar with a canopy of carved travertine. The church and the bell tower are made of stone called “Cardellino” (Goldfinch).
The Church of Santa Maria Assunta of Agosta was initially a chapel inside the castle which was later enlarged and transformed in neoclassical style. It has three separate aisles and each aisle has three altars on each side.
This Arch of the Cardinal in Agosta was erected in 1503 next to a bridge over the Aniene River in honour of Cardinal Colonna. In the eighteenth century, the bridge was destroyed by a flood and then rebuilt fifty meters from the previous one. Later again the arch was dismantled Read more…
The first document attesting the presence of the medieval castle of Agosta comes from 1051. The castle can be accessed by three doors (“Chiesa”, “Santa Maria” and “Cancillittu”). Around this castle, the township arose.
Agosta is located on the Simbruini mountains, in the Aniene river valley north of Rome near the Agosta river source from which it probably got its name. This source is one of two that supplies the Aqua Marcia Acquaduct, about 80 km long and one of the main sources of Read more…
