{"id":1897,"date":"2019-02-28T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2019-02-28T11:37:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:37:58","slug":"along-the-salaria-road-paggese-the-village-of-the-ancient-inscriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/along-the-salaria-road-paggese-the-village-of-the-ancient-inscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Along the Salaria Road: Paggese, the village of the ancient inscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEETING POINT: <\/b>To be defiined<\/em><\/p>\n

DURATION<\/b>: 2 and half hours\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

TRANSPORT<\/b>: walking route and public transport<\/em><\/p>\n

NOTES<\/b>: The route could be changed according yours deman<\/b><\/em>ds<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Paggese is a village in travertine stone<\/strong>, located on a hill. It is surrounded by a suggestive landscape<\/strong> characterized by Laga<\/strong> Mountains<\/strong> and quarries for the extraction of the travertine stone<\/strong> still today.<\/em><\/p>\n

The stroll starts with the visit of the Church of S. Lorenzo<\/strong> which conserves an incomplete polittico<\/strong> dating from 1400 by Pietro Alemanno<\/strong>, disciple of the great painter Carlo Crivelli.<\/strong> In this painting the client of the polittico is represented. In the church we can find an interesting tabernacle<\/strong> dating from 1500 with a curious symbolism,<\/strong> traces of medieval frescoes<\/strong> and numerous funerary slabs on the pavement which represents the influence of the church. Next to the church there is a small space called Parlamento Lodge<\/strong>\u00a0 where the parliament was gathered for the public assemblies of the territory; on the wall of this space we can admire a great fresco which represents S. Antonio<\/strong>, S. Sebastiano<\/strong> and S. Rocco<\/strong> in remembrance of a plague epidemic<\/strong> in the village. The fresco is embellished by many medieval graffiti<\/strong> which evidence the past of Paggese. Among them there is the \u201cmagic square\u201d<\/strong> with an arcane meaning.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Paggese is a village in travertine stone thanks to the presence of numerous quarries in the surrounding landscape; the white building were built in the XVI century<\/strong> and they are characterized by the presence of the Latin inscriptions<\/strong> on the portals and on the frames of the windows. Among the characteristic buildings we can find the Turtle House<\/strong>, the Frumentario Mountain<\/strong>, Spalazzi House<\/strong>, the Tower House<\/strong>, Quaglia Palace<\/strong>. Each building is embellished by \u201c speaking coat of arms\u201d<\/strong> of the noble and important families which lived here.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go to Castel di Luco<\/strong>, strolling along a path. The village is located on a travertine spur<\/strong> and it is one of the most interesting military buildings<\/strong> in the surrounding landscape: it has a spiral shape<\/strong> and it was built in the XV century. Its strategic position is linked to a control of the Salaria Road<\/strong>; around the castle there is the small village<\/strong> with simple buildings and a church.<\/em><\/p>\n

The route ends in Valledacqua<\/strong>, not far from Castel di Luco. A path brings in a place surrounded by the silence and the meditation, ideal contest for the Benedictine Abbey of Valledacqua<\/strong>. The church is embellished by traces of frescoes from the XI to the XVI century<\/strong>; it\u2019s a pleasure to visit this spiritual place, accompany with the prayers of monks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t