Altitude 3 m (10 feet). About 40,000 inhabitants
The oldest
seaside resort of the Lazio region with the port of 18,500 m² (4.5 acres), with
more than 1,000 m (3,300 feet) of docks
It was
inhabited since the Iron Age
It
developed as a Volscian fortified town with the name of Antium
It became a
Roman colony in 338 BC. It was a favorite holiday resort spot for many Romans,
including Cicero and Nero
Here was
the Temple of Fortuna Anziate that
rivaled the Temple of Fortune Prenestina
From the
sixth century the decline begun and eventually it was completely depopulated
It
flourished again in 1698 thanks to the new port built for Innocent XII
Pignatelli (1691/1700) with many technical difficulties
It developed
in the late nineteenth century after the railway connection with Rome was built
During the
Second World War the landing of the Americans took place at Anzio on 22 January
1944, followed by the bridgehead for four months
Nero's
Villa
Terraces,
cryptoporticos and a semicircular terrace
Restored by
Hadrian (117/138)
Here were
found: "Apollo Belvedere" copy from the original by Leochares now in
the Vatican Museums, the
"Borghese Gladiator" now in the Louvre in Paris, and the "Maiden
of Anzio" now at the National
Archaeological Museum of Palazzo Massimo in Rome
In the area
there is the PROMONTORIO DELL’ARCO MUTO (Promontory of the Dumb Arch) where maybe
the Temple of Fortuna Anziate used to
stand
Villa
Adele
Beginning of
the seventeenth cdentury for Monsignor Bartolomeo Cesi
Later it
belonged to the Pamphilj and Borghese families
It is now owned
by the municipality that established here, among other things, the MUSEO CIVICO
ARCHEOLOGICO (Municipal Archaeological Museum), the MUSEO DELLO SBARCO (Museum
of the Landing of Anzio) and the Town Library
Villa Albani
About 1726 maybe by Alessandro
Specchi (1668/1729) for Cardinal Alessandro Albani
It was
bought in 1852 by Pius IX Mastai-Ferretti (1846/78)
Since 1870
the Italian government began here a major humanitarian initiative to help poor,
scrofulous and rickety children with the Opera
degli Ospizi Marini (Institution of the Sea Hospice)
Now there
is a central for analysis of ASL, the National Health Agency
Paradiso
sul Mare
Paradise
on the Sea
1919/24 Cesare Bazzani (1873/1939) for Giuseppe Polli and for
the leisure of the rich visitors to the city
It is a
jewel of Art Nouveau style, known as Liberty style in Italian
It is now
owned by the municipality and it is used as a school for tourism
Here were shot
the movie "Amarcord" by Federico Fellini and the very popular Italian
movie "Polvere di Stelle" with Alberto Sordi and Monica Vitti
Villa
Borghese
1660 for
the Card. Costaguti with Italian garden, the garden of orange trees and forest
It is
surrounded by the Regional Nature Reserve Villa Borghese in Nettuno
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