The remains of Aquinum are located in the municipalities of Aquino and Castrocielo. In the archaeological area are the ruins of the Capitol, a huge building, perhaps for the worship of the Ceres Elvina cult, a military post called Quadrata (Square) Tower, an amphitheater that has suffered irreparable damage from Read more…
The Church of Our Lady of the Free is a building of the eleventh century is a symbol of Aquino. In pure Romanesque-style Benedictine takes the forms of the church of Monte Cassino. It was built using much of the remains of Roman buildings material enough to be described as Read more…
In the history of Aquino there have been three cathedrals. The first cathedral dates back to the fifth century, it was dedicated to the apostle Peter and corresponds to San Pietro Vetere. The second cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli, arose on today’s archaeological site of Aquinum Cathedral and Read more…
The first part of the Castle of the Counts of Aquino dates from the eighth – ninth century and was built on a rocky outcrop between two lakes, right opposite the Roman city. The Lombard fief of the Counts of Aquino was one of the most important in southern Italy. Read more…
The House of St. Thomas Aquinas is a typical medieval building in Aquino, probably inhabited by a magistrate named Thomas. Near the portal is marked and still visible “Tomas iudex”, carved in stone, which caused the ambiguity. You enter the courtyard through a Gothic pointed arch and the façade is Read more…
The Marcantonio Roman Arch is the best known monument of Aquino even if it is only partly visible because it is semi-buried in the bed of a river probably deflected between the thirteenth and fourteenth century. Over the centuries it was partly dismantled was common. In fact many Roman monuments Read more…
The gate is the best preserved structure of the ancient Roman city of Aquino and is called Capuana gate (the same name as the gate in Naples), because the road leads to Capua, and then to Brindisi along the Appian Way. The gate dates from the first century BC. Read more…
The Tavern of Aquino is an ancient building with lands on a rocky hillside bordering the city’s historic centre and its origins were truly a mystery that the tenacity of the owners has revealed. It is located near the Temple of the Madonna della Libera and has access to both Read more…
Aquino is a small and fascinating commune of south Ciociaria with stories and traditions that still live today like that of the ‘beans for the dead’. On November 2 of each year in St. Thomas Square, the centre of the town, an event is held that attracts many people interested Read more…
The old traditions of November 2nd resume in Aquino in southern Lazio where the ancient Via Latina, which passes under the Roman Porta Capuana, goes just parallel to the modern road and it is unclear whether you live the present or the past. The original Aquinum is astride the way Read more…
