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| waterway fountain in Villa Aldobrandini's amazing back gardens - in Frascati |
The walk starts in the heavily bombed (in WWII) town of Frascati (now known for decent white wine: Frascati Superiore) and proceeds past Renaissance villas (see several photos below), and a hermitage selling honey for good measure, to the Roman ruins of Tuscolo - Tusculum to the Romans. Myth has it that Tuscolo was founded by Ulysses and Circe - who could ask for more? Prehistoric man, then Etruscans, then Romans - traces of many civilizations are here; you can see the substantial remains of an amphitheater in the ruins of Tuscolo, and a more modern cross on top of, of course, "Monte Tuscolo".
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| Is this Borromini's gate? Even the Borromini expert isn't sure - at Villa Falconieri just outside Frascati |
End your day (this makes a nice day trip from Rome) with wine and a porchetta sandwich at a "fraschetta," a casual place that sells wine and simple foods. Frascati/Tuscolo was the playground of the rich and famous from prehistoric times until World War II - why not make it yours too?
You can easily travel from Rome to Frascati in the Alban Hills by train or Metro/bus. All the directions are in Rome the Second Time's Itinerary 13 (now with the map overlaid on Google maps in the eBook versions!). Dianne
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| Path behind Villas Falconieri and Mondragone |
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| Rarely, the villas are open - usually special arts weekends If they are, you will be treated to wonderful vistas and interiors like this fresco of the eavesdropping monk |
Title: RST Top 40. #13: The Path from Frascati to Tuscolo
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