Cerreto is a community on a hill in the Giovenziale valley and is surrounded by woods. Its name, in fact, veins from ‘cerro’ (turkey oak), similar to the common oak tree and its coat of arms shows a turkey oak on three mountains. Its origins are ancient, with pre-Roman and Roman remains, but the village dates from around one thousand AD and was formed around a fortress. The country has been subject of the Abbey of Subiaco and for centuries has been disputed between Subiaco and Tivoli. The quadrangular fortress dates from the fourteenth century, of which today remains only the tower. It has undergone many attacks such as that of the still celebrated one in 1592, with the Festa della Gatta.
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The Medieval Tower
The remains of the medieval fortress are represented by the fourteenth-century tower and located in…
Ancient Polygonal Walls
Like many cities of Lazio, Cerreto was surrounded by polygonal walls dating back to VII-IV…
Church of St. Sebastian
The church of San Sebastian dates back to 1572 and was a simple building with…
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
The church dates from the twelfth-thirteenth century and has three naves with three chapels on…
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Brotherhood St. Agata
The Brotherhood of St. Agatha for centuries has organised the feast of the patron saint…
Giuseppe Verdi Musical Band
The music band has been active since at least 1876, and at that time became…
Palio della Gatta
In 1592 Cerreto was attacked by three hundred robbers, led by Sciarra, that besieged the…