Probably the name is linked to that of the elder (sambuco) tree. The history of Sambuci is linked to that of the Subiaco Benedictine Abbey, as reported by a document of 858 that places it under the control of the abbot. Between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the area was crossed by the armies of Frederick and in the XIII century construction of the castle was started by the Astalli who then transformed the castle in the seventeenth century into a stately building In 1943-44 the Nazis hid in the castle gardens.
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The Villa Garden
The large garden of the castle, planted in the seventeenth century, is now a public…
Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
The church is attached to the Franciscan monastery. It is also called the Virgin of…
The Sambuci Castle
The history of Sambuci is closely linked to its castle, whose construction in its present…
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The Font
The tripartite form of this font from the seventeenth century, with an elegant main structure…