Rome, Porta Esquilina, from here began Via Labicana one of the oldest Roman roads. Today its ancient route no longer exists, after Porta Maggiore it initially overlaps with Via Prenestina and then via Casilina. The Via Labicana led to Labicum city of which there is no sure news, we like Read more…
Saltarello is life. It is a dance of life, of liberation, of challenge. Saltarello contains a world of messages, proposals, waste, gambling, outburst, union and jealousy. Saltarello is an ancient dance. They danced almost always outdoors, on the farmyards, after intense working days in the harvest, in the wheat harvest Read more…
For me carnival has always been a long-awaited day, and the wait grew exponentially with the approaching date of the festivities. The reason why a person, especially as a kid, loves this day of celebration is soon said: it is a day of pure joy and fun where almost all Read more…
The Amaseno mozzarella has the recognition of the PDO – Protected Designation of Origin of the buffalo mozzarella cheese. Ciociara mozzarella differs in the composition of the paste that comes from the experience of the local artisans. Mozzarella, ricotta and cheese are produced exclusively with local buffalo milk, processed whole, Read more…
The Caciottina buffalo of Amaseno is a cheese made with raw buffalo milk that can be plain or flavoured. The Caciottina can be enriched with dried fruit or chili.
The buffaloes have been bred in Ciociaria since before record taking, as evidenced by the old municipal statutes that had a section of buffalo tributes. At one time, the buffalo were used to help in the work of the fields and every family had several heads. The Festival of buffalo Read more…
The musical band dates back to 1884, when it was formed as a Concert Society from which it formed two complete bands, related to the two mutual insurance companies: the Charity dedicated to San Rocco and the Mutual Aid dedicated to San Lorenzo of Amaseno. In 1946, after the war, Read more…
In the beautiful castle of the De Ceccano of Amaseno are located the Civic and Diocesan museum (Museum Castrum Sancti Laurentii), with medieval masterpieces, tables, paintings, sculptures, scrolls, history, art and religion. The exhibition is accompanied by explanatory boards.
In Amaseno along the causeway connecting the Cistercian abbeys of Fossanova and Valvisciolo, next to the remains of a Roman building, is the Saint Aneglio bridge, built between 314 and 290 BC. The bridge has a single curved arch and is strengthened with a water barrier in the foundations.
Since 1177, the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Amaseno, in an impressive and artistic cabinet built in 1700, has housed the miraculous relic of San Lorenzo Martyr. A glass vial contains a seemingly solid state-brown substance that is said to be the blood of the saint. The mass Read more…
