Browsing the internet among the sites of the municipalities or on wikipedia you can always find something dedicated to the illustrious characters of certain places. And in Torre Cajetani? Apart from Fra Marcello da Torre, one of the leading figures of music in the second half. His parents were all Read more…
Nowadays, food and wine have great prominence on all media. There is no TV or newspaper channel that at least once a day does not talk or “tell us” about a dish. After all we are in Italy, world’s best in this field. Each town has its own peculiarities, and Read more…
Open the window and breathe, breathe that same scent forever! It’s amazing how time passes quickly, but even more incredible are the memories that resurface. Yes, because nobody likes growing up! On the other hand, it’s nice to be aware of the years that pass and to know that there Read more…
“The town of Torre Cajetani sits on the top of a hill and has grown all around the medieval castle (XIII century) with its powerful quadrilateral structure […] Its places of worship are interesting, among which we remember the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta.“ Many tour guides who speak Read more…
Like many towns of our Italian peninsula, Torre Cajetani has its own legends and traditions. One of the most fascinating legends that gives prestige to our town is that linked to Saint Benedict in Torre Cajetani, a legend that also has a “historical” testimony. The tradition in fact attests the Read more…
The castle of Torre Cajetani with its village soar over the eastern end of a mountain ridge of the Ernici Mountains (817 meters above sea level). You can get there from a branch of the road that connects Alatri to Fiuggi (in the Middle Ages Anticoli di Campagna). The origin of Read more…
There are places full of history, well-known and related stories, places that are visible and admired. Then there are memories of buildings and places that no longer exist, of which there is very little known. These have been handed down as stories byof our elders who and they could start Read more…
In the historic centre of Torre Cajetani, the Museo dell’Operetta houses one of the most amazing collections of puppet theatres with puppets, hand-made from 1600, which includes more than fifty puppet theatres, painted according to the artistic currents of the era such as Baroque and Neoclassical. We can talk about Read more…
The Teofilatto of Torre Cajetani Castle: “they came back!” There are stories that are written about how the fate of people cannot be avoided. When the stories are beautiful then they become really like a dream come true. One of these stories is the one that links the Teofilatto family Read more…
The Museum of Operetta in Torre Cajetani is more than just a collection of memorabilia by a great actor that Sandro Massimini was, but is the tale of a century of social life. The museum tells the story of the rise of the bourgeoisie with its desire to emancipate itself, Read more…
