The Pera Spadona of Castel Madama, of the Rosaceae family, is protected heritage of agricultural biodiversity. The Pera Spadona, grown in the Agro of Castel Madama and in the foothills of Sabina, is known by the nickname of stuvaletta (or stualetta) since it was produced for the first time in Read more…
The third Sunday of July there is the festival of the Williams pear, a particular fruit from Castel Madama. The festival was established in 1958 to promote local agricultural products. The festival showcases art exhibitions and local handicraft.
This festival is the oldest religious festival in the country and dates back to the fourteenth century. The cult of St. Michael comes from other pre-Christian mythology, gods such as Hermes – Mercury, who had a similar role to defend the souls from the assaults of the evil and guide Read more…
On the first Sunday of July, in honour of Margaret of Austria, an appealing palio is held with the populace in sixteenth-century costume and a horse riding competition, the “Giostra del Saracino” and a flags race. This Palio Madama Margarita is performed to commemorate the passage of the sovereign, simply Read more…
The church was built in the eighteenth century, designed by Pompeo Schiantarelli, on a previous hermitage dedicated to San Michele dating from the eleventh century. The façade is in classical Renaissance style and the church has a majestic dome. On the main altar hangs a painting depicting the Archangel who, Read more…
The temple was built in 1867 as a tribute of gratitude for having escaped the cholera epidemic.
It is the oldest church of Castel Madama as shown by documents of the year 958, and appears in the “Summary of the Tiburtina” in 992. It was built as a place of worship for the pastors and the church is in the shape of a gabled hut with a Read more…
St. Michael’s Church was built in 1775 in neoclassical style. The interior looks impressive with four chapels in polychrome marble and stucco and is decorated with frescoes attributed to Zuccari.
The church dates back to the sixteenth century and is a simple building with a single nave and a truss vault. It was known as “Pia Opera San Sebastian”, which became “Ospedaletto” or even “Lazzaretto”, because the sick, the poor and children were welcomed. On a plaque on the left Read more…
The Roman aqueduct Anio Novus brought water of the Aniene Valley to Rome, passing through Castel Madama, and was started in 38 AD by Caligula. It was the aqueduct that had the greatest flow of the four crossing the eastern part of Rome: the Anio Novus, the Anio Vetus, Aqua Read more…
