Sant'Angelo Romano is a town and ''
comune'' in
Latium,
Italy, administratively part of the
Metropolitan City of Rome
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ( it, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of the Republic of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 o ...
. It is located north of
Guidonia Montecelio, where the closest
Trenitalia train station (about 40 minutes by train from
Rome) is located.
Main sights
Sights in Sant'Angelo Romano include the Orsini-Cesi castle, which lies on the top of the old town. The castle hosts a prehistorical museum. The main body of the castle is the palace of prince
Federico Cesi, the founder of
Accademia dei Lincei
The Accademia dei Lincei (; literally the "Academy of the Lynx-Eyed", but anglicised as the Lincean Academy) is one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions, located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rom ...
.
References
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