Arsoli

Infobox CityIT
img_coa =Arsoli-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Arsoli
region = Lazio
province = Rome
elevation_m = 470
area_total_km2 = 12
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 1537
population_density_km2 = 128
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|42|02|N|13|01|E
frazioni =
telephone = 0774
postalcode = 00023
gentilic =
saint =
day = December 23
mayor = Claudio Bruni (since June 2004)
website =

Arsoli is a town and commune in the province of Rome, central Italy.

History

Arsoli was mentioned first in AD 997. The narrow ancient streets of the picturesquely sited and massed medieval centre are still preserved, as well as the "castello", once a possession of the Benedictine Order; it dates from the eleventh century. The castle is built at the end of a spur, overlooking Arsoli on one side and extending formal gardens on the other. four frescoed rooms on the "piano nobile" are flanked by guardrooms hung with arms and armor and family portraits: it has been in the possession of the Massimo family, who take their title of "principi d'Arsoli" from this "rocca", which has been in their possession since it was purchased by Fabrizio Massimo in 1574. [The three hundredth anniversary of the Massimo presence at Ascoli was celebrated with festivities in 1874, according to information provided by Prince Massimo to Tryphosa Bates Batcheller, "Italian Castles and Country Seats" 1911:442f.] He commissioned Giacomo Della Porta to remodel the church and commissioned the construction of an aqueduct to supplement inadequate wells, for the abundant springs of Arsoli have been tapped to serve the city of Rome since 600 BC, traditional date of an aqueduct, built, traditionally, by Ancus Marcius.

The fair held on St. Bartholomew's Day at Arsoli is one of the oldest attested fairs of the region.

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External links

* [http://www.prolocodiarsoli.it Arsoli Tourist Office ]
* [http://www.castellodiarsoli.it/inglese/castello.htm Castello Massimo di Arsoli]