Along the left bank of the Treja river you can find the ruins of an ancient medieval monastery dating from 750 AD called ‘castelvecchio’ or Santa Maria. Among the ruins you can recognize a monastery and a church. The monastery was already abandoned in 1100, while the church was finally Read more…
The Etruscan past of Mazzano was very well known and its necropolis was excavated immediately on discovery and today their remains are found in all the most important museums in the world. Hence the idea to inaugurate in 2013 a very original virtual museum where the riches of the area Read more…
Mazzano is in the Treja Valley Park, and in its territory, the complex of buildings and the waterfalls of Montegelato is one of the most striking features of the park. Here was a Roman villa and it is assumed it was also an agricultural settlement of Pope Hadrian I (772-795) Read more…
The Church of San Sebastiano is located outside the city walls and is dedicated to the saint who protected the people from the plague. The church is dated between the fifteenth and sixteenth century from the style of the frescoes that decorate representing a beautiful image of St. Anne, the Read more…
The area of the Baronial Palace hosts exhibitions and events and is the headquarters of the Treja Valley Park.
To the north of Rome, along the Treja river valley, Mazzano Romano appears as a medieval town perched on a tufa pinnacle. Its ancient origins date back to period of the Falisci and the remains of its necropolis are on display in the National Museum in Rome and Civita Castellana. Read more…
