In 589 A.D. with the Longobard attack led by Duke Zottone, the monumental city of Roman layout suffered ruin and destruction. The final blow was dealt by the earthquake of 1349, which razed the Roman remains and the primitive medieval village to the ground. Atina was rebuilt, still on the site of the Roman city, but smaller in size, [...].
Palazzo Sabatini is another example of a stately building constructed in the mediaeval village of Atina through the extension of noble dwellings. Presumably built in the first half of the 18th century, it is characterised by its trapezoidal shape. Worthy of mention are the portal framed in local stone, the round arches on the top floor and the side portals. [...]
Palazzo Marrazza was built during the 18th century. It is characterised by some monumental elements of neoclassical taste added at the end of the following century, such as the tympanum and the four columns forming the small portico. On the top floor of the rear elevation, a loggia with round arches supported by columns is worthy of attention and [...].
With its quadrangular floor plan on three floors with a penthouse, this building circumscribes Piazza Saturno together with the Cantelmo and Mancini palaces. The building was constructed by the Fasoli family in the 18th century, expanding and restoring older pre-existing structures. In order to make it ‘modern“, the palace was enriched with friezes and decorations that highlight a very refined Baroque style. [...]
According to some scholars, the palace was built in two stages, between the 17th and 18th centuries, on the site of an ancient tower. The ground plan is irregular polygonal. Five arches stand out on Via della Posta, while the entrance is located in a recess of the southern wall. Among the members of the House of Palombo, of undoubted value was [...].
Palazzo Visocchi in Atina: history, architecture and tours of the most important historical residence in the Comino Valley The Palazzo Visocchi in Atina, one of the most prestigious historical residences in Lazio, is today in the form it took between the first and second half of the 18th century. The structure was redefined by Gaetano Visocchi, a land portolan [...].
A founder of Atina's musical tradition, Maestro Samuele Pagano lived and created notable symphonic, sacred, chamber, piano, violin and piano, mandolin, symphonic and passodoppi marches for bands, funeral marches, military marches, etc. here. The ninth of nineteen children, little Samuele was born in Atina on 18 May 1883. Already [...]
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 [...].
