A Palace, Dying Pope and Forgotten Painting
In a darkly lit room and barely noticeable above the arched doorway inside an old Italian palace is a painting with a 400 year old story still being told. Just outside of Rome and on the hillside beyond the fortified walls of the village of Zagarolo, is the former Colonna palace where the Pope’s commission...
Zagarolo, Italy’s Hidden Village
Many visitors in Italy go no further than the beautiful inner city of Rome, with its Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain and, of course, the Vatican. But venture east 26 miles and you’ll find Zagarolo, an ancient village, where life is lived in the style of centuries past. I felt transported back hundreds of years as...
Near Rome-Visit Zagarolo, Italy
An Italian Village Worth a Visit Zagarolo, Italy, an Italian village nestled in a wine region just above Rome, is yet to be discovered by tourists. Leaving the historic city of Rome was difficult, but once I traveled east by train for 30 minutes to the town of Zagarolo, I felt back in old Roman...
