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Santa Marinella tourism: sea, beaches and places of interest
Odescalchi Castle, privately owned, directly on the coast, lies near the port city's tourism stands where once stood the ancient villa of the Roman jurist Ulpian.
The day of August is the traditional procession by sea of the Statue of the Virgin, followed by all the boats of fishermen who pray for a year "fishy". The evening is now organized the traditional dinner of fish in the palace park and conclude Odescalchi .. fireworks over the sea. Looking the boardwalk, beautiful roads passing through residential areas characterized by splendid villas, open to viewpoints and terraces overlooking the sea and cliffs.
Punicum represents a settlement of Etruscan origin, born in coincidence with an easily port because it is protected from the wind and the sea. In Roman times at Punicum was built a large and luxurious villa equipped with a port and maritime facilities' s farm.
The same was probably acquired in the early third century. A.D. the famous giureconsolo Ulpiano.Tra the remains of the villa there are cryptoporticoes, arcades open to the sea, thermal baths with rich mosaics and statues distributed today in various museums and private collections.
These are the statues of Villa Ulpian:
The statue of Athena Parthenos by Phidias (fifth century BC.) Marble, 182 cm high, dating from the second century. AD was found in 1959 in Odescalchi Castle, the head was discovered in 1895 at the Roadhouse bags.
The statue of Apollo: The reworking of the century. A.D. an original greek approachable to 'Apollo Leochares (fourth century BC.), was found in 1957 in Villa Simonetti.
The Statue of Dionysos and Pan: Roman marble copy of an original greek of the fourth century. BC influence of Praxiteles, was found in 1895 at the House Sacchetti (from 1907 in Copenhagen Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek).
2 Statue of Meleager: one is a Roman copy of the original greek attributed to Skopas (fourth century BC.) Found in the excavations of 1838 and the other is a Roman copy of the original greek the mid-fourth century. BC, discovered in 1895 at the House Sacchetti (from 1926 in Cambridge, at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum).
On the remains of Punicum of Ulpian and is active around the eleventh century a small settlement, protected by a tall cylindrical tower, built perhaps by the Counts of Tuscany, complete with a shrine dedicated to Santa Marina, edited by communities Basilian monks.
In later centuries the castle was built to include the 'old cylindrical tower (XV sec.), Made even stronger by the construction of the ramparts and the battery (seventeenth century).. In 1634 Pope Urban VII started the works for the construction of a large port that would move to Santa Marinella Civitavecchia some traffic: 's work was never finished.
Odescalchi Castle near the village, frequented by fishermen and hunters, with its characteristic plant three corner towers and a central control remained below the harbor and the coastline until almost the present day. The Museum was established in 1993 and is still under construction. Its headquarters in the village of Castle of Santa Severa, premises known as The Gunpowder (education section), The Fire (exhibition area), The House of donkeys (Laboratory of Archaeology).
The Powder is designed to show visitors the main sites of 'historical and archaeological municipality. The historical events of Pyrgi and the Castle of Santa Severa, the specific issues relating to the museum 's old life at sea, maritime and underwater archaeological research.
The museum contains:
- A plastic reconstructive ladder in the Etruscan sanctuary of Pyrgi;
- Two models of warships reconstructive Greek and Roman;
- Reconstruction Sketch of the side of a Roman ship with the system for the assembly of wood and metal elements;
- Two wooden caskets of the early century;
- A collection of old ship carpentry tools;
- A modern example of anchor Admiralty decorates the center of the room vacated for hosting conventions, conferences and other cultural activities promoted by the Museum.
The educational section has been prepared with funds provided by Lazio Region, the Municipal Administration and by the autonomous Tourist Office in Santa Marinella. The layout of the museum was created by members of the GAR section of Santa Marinella coordinated by the Director of the Museum.
The Roman bridges
In the area of S. Marinella are numerous remains of Roman bridges on the path of 'ancient Via Aurelia, built from the third century. BC on earlier Etruscan paths.
The bridges and monuments are of particular interest:
Largo Bridge Empire: 60.400 km of the Via Aurelia, has a bow with 15 blocks of limestone;
Bridge Street Rome: 60.700 km, has an arch with 19 blocks of limestone and traces of walls of concrete shoulders;
Bridge Vignacce: 62.300 km, also with only one arch of blocks of sandstone and restored in 1910;
Apollo Bridge: 59.700 km, built by the emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla, has three arches with curvilinear and kept at the Pit of Castelsecco, between the Via Aurelia and the sea
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Santa Marinella tourism: sea, beaches and places of interest
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Odescalchi Castle, privately owned, directly on the coast, lies near the port city's tourism stands where once stood the ancient villa of the Roman jurist Ulpian. The day of August is the traditional procession by sea of the Statue of the Virgin, followed by all the boats of fishermen who pray for a year "fishy". The evening is now organized the traditional dinner of fish in the palace park and conclude Odescalchi .. fireworks over the sea. Looking the boardwalk, beautiful roads passing through residential areas characterized by splendid villas, open to viewpoints and terraces overlooking the sea and cliffs. Punicum represents a settlement of Etruscan origin, born in coincidence with an easily port because it is protected from the wind and the sea. In Roman times at Punicum was built a large and luxurious villa equipped with a port and maritime facilities' s farm. The same was probably acquired in the early third century. A.D. the famous giureconsolo Ulpiano.Tra the remains of the villa there are cryptoporticoes, arcades open to the sea, thermal baths with rich mosaics and statues distributed today in various museums and private collections. These are the statues of Villa Ulpian: The statue of Athena Parthenos by Phidias (fifth century BC.) Marble, 182 cm high, dating from the second century. AD was found in 1959 in Odescalchi Castle, the head was discovered in 1895 at the Roadhouse bags. The statue of Apollo: The reworking of the century. A.D. an original greek approachable to 'Apollo Leochares (fourth century BC.), was found in 1957 in Villa Simonetti. The Statue of Dionysos and Pan: Roman marble copy of an original greek of the fourth century. BC influence of Praxiteles, was found in 1895 at the House Sacchetti (from 1907 in Copenhagen Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek). 2 Statue of Meleager: one is a Roman copy of the original greek attributed to Skopas (fourth century BC.) Found in the excavations of 1838 and the other is a Roman copy of the original greek the mid-fourth century. BC, discovered in 1895 at the House Sacchetti (from 1926 in Cambridge, at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum). On the remains of Punicum of Ulpian and is active around the eleventh century a small settlement, protected by a tall cylindrical tower, built perhaps by the Counts of Tuscany, complete with a shrine dedicated to Santa Marina, edited by communities Basilian monks. In later centuries the castle was built to include the 'old cylindrical tower (XV sec.), Made even stronger by the construction of the ramparts and the battery (seventeenth century).. In 1634 Pope Urban VII started the works for the construction of a large port that would move to Santa Marinella Civitavecchia some traffic: 's work was never finished. Odescalchi Castle near the village, frequented by fishermen and hunters, with its characteristic plant three corner towers and a central control remained below the harbor and the coastline until almost the present day. The Museum was established in 1993 and is still under construction. Its headquarters in the village of Castle of Santa Severa, premises known as The Gunpowder (education section), The Fire (exhibition area), The House of donkeys (Laboratory of Archaeology). The Powder is designed to show visitors the main sites of 'historical and archaeological municipality. The historical events of Pyrgi and the Castle of Santa Severa, the specific issues relating to the museum 's old life at sea, maritime and underwater archaeological research. The museum contains: - A plastic reconstructive ladder in the Etruscan sanctuary of Pyrgi; - Two models of warships reconstructive Greek and Roman; - Reconstruction Sketch of the side of a Roman ship with the system for the assembly of wood and metal elements; - Two wooden caskets of the early century; - A collection of old ship carpentry tools; - A modern example of anchor Admiralty decorates the center of the room vacated for hosting conventions, conferences and other cultural activities promoted by the Museum. The educational section has been prepared with funds provided by Lazio Region, the Municipal Administration and by the autonomous Tourist Office in Santa Marinella. The layout of the museum was created by members of the GAR section of Santa Marinella coordinated by the Director of the Museum. The Roman bridges In the area of S. Marinella are numerous remains of Roman bridges on the path of 'ancient Via Aurelia, built from the third century. BC on earlier Etruscan paths. The bridges and monuments are of particular interest: Largo Bridge Empire: 60.400 km of the Via Aurelia, has a bow with 15 blocks of limestone; Bridge Street Rome: 60.700 km, has an arch with 19 blocks of limestone and traces of walls of concrete shoulders; Bridge Vignacce: 62.300 km, also with only one arch of blocks of sandstone and restored in 1910; Apollo Bridge: 59.700 km, built by the emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla, has three arches with curvilinear and kept at the Pit of Castelsecco, between the Via Aurelia and the sea |
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