It was late afternoon when we visited a hill town in Lazio region and many of the narrow streets were in shadow. The shops had just opened and most residents were indoors, apart from school children and a group of men sitting in a cafe in the inner town piazza playing card games.
There are many caves in the area associated with the Ernici tribe who built the settlement well over two thousand years ago. Sections of the megalithic walls are still present on the site. However, the layout with its walls and towers is late medieval with buildings that once belonged to noble families such as the Castle - which has been a Benedictine monastery since 1912 when the sisters moved from the nearby palace complex.
The main Piazza Sant'Angelo was full of trucks and building material so we didn't go to our usual cafe for a drink. (I've included a couple of photos of the piazza and the church from a previous visit).
Instead we went shopping for presents for our grandchildren and bought some art material for the younger ones, which has become something of a tradition.
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| Castello Filonardi |
There are many art treasures in the churches and castle including a rare fresco by Giotto of an angel so next time we visit I shall be checking these out.
We took a final drive around the town walls before heading back home.
