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Nettuno is located on the coast and is practically joined to the beach town of Anzio. On this stretch was Antium, Volscian capital that became a Roman colony in 338 BC. After the Roman Empire and the Barbarian invasions, the rich Roman Anzio disappeared, and the nucleus of a new city formed around the temple of the god Neptune. In the Middle Ages Nettuno passed from hand to hand among the largest landowners of Latium: the Counts of Tusculum, the monks of Grottaferrata, the Orsini and the Frangipane. The Astura Torre military fortification was built in 1193 based on a drawing by Mariano di Giacomo, called "The Jackdaw". Nettuno then passed to the Colonna, the Borgias, the Carafa, back to the Colonna. The latter held it until 1564, when it was passed to the Apostolic Chamber. In 1503 the Sangallo fortress, built by Pope Alexander VI Borgia, designed by Giuliano da Sangallo, was inaugurated. The fort is one of the most significant military works of the Lazio coast. Nettuno was the favorite place of residence of the members of the Roman Curia that built sumptuous villas. The Apostolic Chamber in the first half of 1800s yielded to Borghese the territory of Nettuno. In 1888 the Centre for Artillery Testing was inaugurated for experimentation and testing of weapons and ammunition that was developed along the coast south of Nettuno. In 1904 Luigi Pirandello set his novel "Va Bene" In Nettuno On 2 March 1925, in the Forte Sangallo, Benito Mussolini signed the Treaty between Italy and Yugoslavia to adjust the conditions for the Italians in Dalmatia. January 22, 1944, on the beaches of Nettuno General John Porter Lucas, head of the VI Corps. landed. At the end of the war, the United States of America built a monumental cemetery.

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Monument to the Family

The "Monument to the Family" is a linden wood sculpture, 235 cm high, made by…

Church of San Giovanni Battista and Evangelista

The collegiate church of St. John the Baptist and Evangelist in the village is certainly…

Villa Borghese

Half way between Anzio and Nettuno in a lush park of about 40 hectares overlooking…

Astura Tower

The Astura Tower, at the mouth of the river Astura, is built on the remains…

Sanctuary of Santa Maria Goretti

Maria Goretti, was  born in 1890 into a family of poor farmers who settled about…

Pamphili Palace

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San Gallo Fort

The Sangallo fort was built between 1501 and 1503 by Antonio da Sangallo at the…

Fountain of Neptune (Nettuno)

The Fountain of Neptune, symbol of the city that bears the name of the pagan…

Medieval village

The village is right in the centre of the town and represents what remains of…

Church of San Giovanni Battista and Evangelista

The collegiate church of St. John the Baptist and Evangelist in the village is certainly…

Villa Borghese

Half way between Anzio and Nettuno in a lush park of about 40 hectares overlooking…

Astura Tower

The Astura Tower, at the mouth of the river Astura, is built on the remains…

Sanctuary of Santa Maria Goretti

Maria Goretti, was born in 1890 into a family of poor farmers who settled about…

Pamphili Palace

The palace is at the centre of the medieval village. The original construction dates back…

San Gallo Fort

The Sangallo fort was built between 1501 and 1503 by Antonio da Sangallo at the…

Fountain of Neptune (Nettuno)

The Fountain of Neptune, symbol of the city that bears the name of the pagan…

Medieval village

The village is right in the centre of the town and represents what remains of…

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Festival of Our Lady of Grace

The festival commemorates the arrival of the statue of the Madonna on the shores of…

Antiquarium

The Antiquarium collects historical, artistic and archaeological bibliographic material that covers this area around Nettuno.…

D-day Museum

In World War 2, the landing on the coast of Anzio and Nettuno took place…

Tourist Port Marina

The marina has made Nettuno an important tourist and commercial centre of the Lazio coast.…

American Cemetery

The American cemetery and shrine in Nettuno for the fallen of the battles from Sicily…

Festival of Our Lady of Grace

The festival commemorates the arrival of the statue of the Madonna on the shores of…

Antiquarium

The Antiquarium collects historical, artistic and archaeological bibliographic material that covers this area around Nettuno.…

D-day Museum

In World War 2, the landing on the coast of Anzio and Nettuno took place…

Monument to the Family

The "Monument to the Family" is a linden wood sculpture, 235 cm high, made by…

Tourist Port Marina

The marina has made Nettuno an important tourist and commercial centre of the Lazio coast.…

American Cemetery

The American cemetery and shrine in Nettuno for the fallen of the battles from Sicily…

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