In the 1990s, the La Lestra Cultural Association, was strongly active in the artistic sphere in the Tarquinia area. They organised a series of summer events, called ‘La Piazzetta’, in…

In the 1990s, the La Lestra Cultural Association, was strongly active in the artistic sphere in the Tarquinia area. They organised a series of summer events, called ‘La Piazzetta’, in…

In the 1990s, the La Lestra Cultural Association, was strongly active in the artistic sphere in the Tarquinia area. They organised a series of summer events, called ‘La Piazzetta’, in…

In 1922, accountant Saverio Cordeschi and his brother Enrico founded the Fornaci Cordeschi in the place where clay had been mined for centuries, employing a large number of workers and…

At house number 5, we find the house with the coat of arms of the Stelliferi family. Gimignano Stellifero is among the most important Vascellari in Acquapendente, where he lived…

At number 56, looking up about 3 metres, one can see a devotional plaque set into the wall, one of the oldest still standing in Acquapendente, dating back to the…

Looking out over the Paglia valley from here, one can easily spot the chimney of the Fornace Cordeschi, built in the 1920s and active until 1993.  The clay historically used…

It is one of the main entrance gates to Acquapendente, along the route of the Via Francigena. Just outside and immediately inside the walls were a number of mills fed…

Acquapendente’s main square, dominated by the resurgent Palazzo Comunale and designed by architect Guglielmo Meluzzi, has always been a meeting place for the population and a commercial centre. Some of…

The deeds of the Arte dei Vascellari were stipulated here. The production of the nearby Papirio kiln, which was active between the mid-14th and mid-15th century, is of the highest…