The Torre in Pietra Castle, also known as the Falconieri Castle, is a historic residence located in Torre in Pietra, in the Roman countryside. Initially the village was a "castrum" surrounded by towers and city walls. In 1254 the castle was owned by the Normanni family who united in a single property some neighboring funds such as Pruniano (Leprignana) and Castel Lombardo, then probably passed by inheritance to the Anguillara who, in 1457, by the hand of Lorenzo and Felice Anguillara, for 3000 ducats they sold it to Massimo di Lello di Cecco dei Massimo, then it passed to the Peretti family.
In 1639 it was sold to the Falconieri princes. Ferdinando Fuga built the church and the staircase of the main floor of the castle, then Pier Leone Ghezzi built the interiors, mostly the frescoes relating to the Jubilee year 1725. The castle thus appeared to be at the end of the 18th century the center of an estate with surface of over 1900 rubbi equal to 3460 hectares.
The castle we admire today is essentially the one that the falconers left us. The frescoes are perfectly preserved: we can relive the glories of the jubilee year 1725, when Ghezzi is called by Alessandro Falconieri to decorate the main floor with scenes celebrating the visit to the castle of Pope Benedict XIII.
Torre in Pietra Castle
Address: Piazza Torrimpietra, 2, 00050
Phone: +39 06 61 697 070
Site:
https://www.castelloditorreinpietra.it/Location inserted by
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