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Monterano

Strada Antica Monterano, Canale Monterano, RM, Italia

Monterano

Strada Antica Monterano, Canale Monterano, RM, Italia

Description

Ancient Monterano is a ghost town to the north of Rome in the Canale Monterano area. Perched on the flat summit of a tuff ridge, it is part of the Riserva naturale regionale Monterano. The population of the small town was decimated by malaria in the 18th century and abandoned after the arrival of Napoleon’s army in 1799.

The picturesque ruins, today in a clearing surrounding by thick vegetation, include the Baronial Palace, the Church of San Bonaventure and fountain designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and built by Mattia de’ Rossi and various medieval houses. The town belonged to the Abbey of St. Paul in the 11th century and later to important families such as the Colonna, Della Rovere, Cybo, Orsini and Altieri. In the valley below, the ruined aqueduct, with its double order of high arches, provides a spectacular welcome to Monterano.

The town has often been used as a location for spaghetti westerns, historical and horror films.

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Water
No
Electricity
No
Access
Unmade road, Accessible by car, Accessible with off-road vehicles, Accessible on foot
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Contacts

Roma Lazio Film Commission
Via Tuscolana 1055 — 00173 Roma
Phone: +39 06 72286273/320
Fax: +39 06 722 1127
Email: info@romalaziofilmcommission.it

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Brancaleone at the Crusades
FIlm comedy
Directed by: Mario Monicelli
C'era una volta il crimine
Film comedy
Directed by: Massimiliano Bruno
Christian
Tv serie - 2 seasons
Directed by: Stefano Lodovichi, Roberto Saku Cinardi
Ladyhawke
Film fantasy
Directed by: Richard Donner
Luna nera
TV series – 6 episodes
Directed by: Francesca Comencini, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Paola Randi
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
Film comedy
Directed by: Alessandro Genovesi
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Film drama, period
Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Marquis of Grillo
Film comedy
Directed by: Mario Monicelli

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