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•THE LAKE:
The panoramic "Via dei Laghi" runs like a balcony
alongside of Albano lake and reaches Nemi lake towards
meadow of strawberries and centuries-old chestnut trees.
The beautiful view in this picture is taken from the top
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•NEMI:
Nemi is a lovely little town located on a rocky hill
facing the lake with the same name. Its fame comes from
the beautifil panorama and from the great variety of
flowers and strawberries cultivated in the hothouses
along the lake' shores. But the real treasure of the
area is the enormous cultural heritage, rich of
mythology, legends and archaeological evidences. Fairy
tales which often hand down to deeper truth, Sallustio
wrote: "These things have never happened but still exist".
The story of the Roman Ships fits perfectly in this
atmosphere: built by the Emperor Caligola (37-41 d.C.),
during the Middle Ages they were objects of fantastic
stories about great treasures hidden in their
holds.Since the beginnig of their finding in 1928, it
was clear that the ships were not warships but were used
by the ancient Romans to celebrate the cult of Diana
Nemorensis on the lake shores, as witnessed by the rich
mosaics and forniture.
Unfortunately in the night of May 31 1944 the ships were
burnt, and in a few hours completely destroyed. |
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•GENZANO:
To make
Genzano famous in the world, beside its centuries-old
history, is an ancient festival realised thanks to the
wits and devotion of its people: the Infiorata (Flowers
Festival). The festival has been celebrated every year
in June on the occasion of the Corpus Domini, since
1778. A street is diveded in 13 floreal carpets, each
one is assigned to a master. These masters are citizens
of Genzano, who are the depositories of the art of "painting
with flowers", from long tradition. |
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•THE
FOLK FESTIVALS:
Ariccia, on the first Sunday of
September, ROASTED PIGLET FAIR
Castelgandolfo, on the third
Sunday of August, PEACH FAIR , exhibition and tasting of peaches
Genzano, Corpus Domini festivity
, INFIORATA , traditional and folkloristic flowers carpets
Nemi, on the first Sunday of
June, STRAWBERRIES FAIR and flowers exhibition in the rooms of
Ruspoli Palace
Rocca di Papa, on the third
Sunday of October, MUSHROOMS and CHESTNUTS FAIR
Marino, on the third Sunday of
September, GRAPE FAIR
Lanuvio, on the forth Sunday of
September, GRAPE FAIR |