Located in the Prenestini hills east of Rome, it was was the area where the Roman aqueducts (Aniene Vecchia, Aniene Nuova and Acqua Marcia) from the Aniene Valley had to lose altitude to arrive with the right slope in Rome. The country has a split personality, a "double town": The Medieval Castle is from the Brancaccio (X sec.). The seventeenth-century village (Borgo Pio) was built after the plague of 1656. The town owes its name to St. Gregory the Great who was the owner of these lands in the fifth century.
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Festival of Sagne co Aju Pistatu (Fettucine with Pressed Garlic)
The 'fettuccine with garlic' is made in an old terracotta dish especially during the change…
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St. Antonio bridge
It is one of the most impressive bridges and best preserved Roman aqueducts and had…
The Mole Bridge
The valley of the Aniene (Anio) is crossed by two great aqueducts that carried water…
Church of Our Lady of Cavata
It is said that the image of the Madonna and Child of the 13th century,…
Church of St Gregory the Great
The present Church of St. Gregory the Great was founded in 1485 as an extension…
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Museum of the Nativity (Presepio)
The museum has a collection of nativity scenes made by the 'Friends of the Nativity'…