The only way to understand the magnificence and the value of this villa is knowing about the Torlonias at the beginning of the XIX century. They had come to Italy from France; Marino Torlonia first worked as a servant, then became the owner of a silk factory. At the end of the XVIII century he established the Torlonia Bank, the first source of wealth for the entire family.
The province of Rome is a matching frame for the many treasures of the capital, and the surrounding area has, more or less directly, experienced the influence of the history of the Eternal City. A region with a great deal to offer: sea, nature, good food and villages rich in ...
Ever since its mythical foundation by Romulus in 753 BC, history has passed through Rome, leaving evidence from all ages and even now, as excavations go on, there are always new discoveries. From the time of the Punic wars, that gave it its supremacy in the Mediterranean ...
This is the cradle of occidental civilization and Christian culture, of lakes and legends, of thermal spas and history, of ancient roads and verdant hills. Lazio is a region of central Italy bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea,traverse by the waters of the Tiber River and mainly characterized ...