The Palazzo Prepositurale, known as “Le Pennate”, is striking for its elongated, slightly curved shape, dominated by the austere portico covered by cross vaults and defined by eight reused Roman columns and two outer quadrangular pillars. Together with Palazzo Cantelmo and the façade of the Cathedral S. Maria Assunta, it defines Piazza Marconi (formerly Piazza San Giovanni) and [...].
This infographic map shows the urban development of Atina, from Middle Ages to XX century. Blue Middle AgesXIII/XIV c. Green RenaissanceXV/XVI c. Pink XVII/XVIII c. Yellow XIX/XX c.
Questa mappa mostra lo schema dello sviluppo urbano del centro storico della città di Atina, dal Medioevo fino al Novecento. Blu Alto MedioevoXIII/XIV sec. Verde RinascimentoXV/XVI sec. Rosa Seicento/Settecento Giallo Ottocento/Novecento
A social and political rise similar to that of the Bosco family was achieved within a few decades in the province by the Visocchi family from Atina. Pasquale Visocchi Pasquale Visocchi (1817-1908) belonged to a rich and influential family of landowners in the province. A wealthy landowner, in 1845 he opened a medium-sized paper mill in Atina, which in 1870 occupied 160 [...].
The urban structure of Atina originated in the Middle Ages and is centred on the Church of the Assumption built on the temple of Saturn and the palace built by the Dukes of Cantelmo in the 14th century on a pre-existing fortress; this first urban core was served by three main roads that are still connected by narrow staircases [...].
La famiglia Tauleri di Atina, oggi estinta, nel XVII sec. ebbe molti uomini illustri. Il più noto fu certamente Padre Gian Battista Tauleri, che raggiunse le più alte cariche dell’Ordine Francescano. Fu Ministro provinciale per la seconda volta e Procuratore generale dell’Ordine dei Minori Osservanti. Nel 1691 fu Commissario apostolico della «Propaganda Fide» in Oriente, […]
This city street axis is probably named after Gneus Plancius of Athens. In 58 BC, while he was quaestor in Macedonia, he hosted his fellow countryman Marcus Tullius Cicero, who had gone into exile there. A few years later, Cicero returned the courtesy by pronouncing the oration Pro Plancio in defence of the Atinates, to whom his defeated rival contested the election to [...].
The necropolis extends over a series of limestone hills at the foot of Monte Santa Croce (San Biagio Saracinisco) in a location popularly referred to as Ominimorti.
Casalvieri, loc. Casale Pescarolo, nel corso degli anni i lavori agricoli hanno portato in luce una gran quantità di ex voto fittili, misti a frammenti di ceramica a vernice nera, laterizi e monete, concentrati intorno ad una casa colonica ormai abbandonata.
La recente segnalazione di un inedito tratto di mura ad opera di due ricercatori locali, Vincenzo Orlandi e Luciano Caira, ha portato ad una rilettura delle mura poligonali di Atina con l’individuazione di un estesissimo circuito murario, la cui analisi tecnica ha consentito di distinguere due fasi costruttive: una pre-romana in poligonale di I e […]
