Arsoli
—  Comune  —
Comune di Arsoli
Coat of arms
Arsoli Location of Arsoli in Italy
Coordinates: 42°02′N 13°01′E / 42.033°N 13.017°E / 42.033; 13.017Coordinates: 42°02′N 13°01′E / 42.033°N 13.017°E / 42.033; 13.017
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rome
Government
- Mayor	Claudio Bruni (since June 2004)
Area
- Total	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,542 ft)
Population (2008)
- Total	1,667
- Density	138.9/km2 (359.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	00023
Dialing code	0774

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

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

[edit] 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 11th 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 took their title of principi d'Arsoli from this rocca, which has been in their possession since it was purchased by Fabrizio Massimo in 1574.^[1] 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, according to tradition, by Ancus Marcius.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Arsoli Tourist Office
• Castello Massimo di Arsoli

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