Castello Caetani and Sperlonga (Lazio), Italy【Walking Tour】 History in Subtitles - 4K

Sperlonga (Lazio), Italy【Walking Tour】 History in Subtitles - 4K The long history of the place is evident in ancient Roman villas and a cave associated with the Roman emperor Tiberius in local stories. In addition, there is a medieval old town worth seeing, originally laid out as a fortress. Today, Sperlonga is a tourist attraction. The Tiberius Grotto with its excavations is particularly noteworthy. In this grotto, where, according to tradition, Tiberius held decadent banquets, an art-historically extremely important find was made: an oversized group of figures depicting Odysseus in battle with the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis, created by the great Polydorus, who also created the famous Laocoön group. The dominant fortification building on the rocky outcrop at the port, the Torre Truglia, was built in 1532 on the foundations of a Roman tower. Its strategic position has brought it various destructions: in 1532 by pirates, rebuilt in 1611 and destroyed again by Turks in 1623. [4] Until the 1970s, a barracks of the financial police Guardia di Finanza was located in the fortification, whose main task was to sighting and intercepting smugglers' boats. As a holiday destination, Sperlonga became popular with the Roman chic in the 1950s, as the footballer and actor Raf Vallone, who belonged to the jet set at the time, bought a villa and moved to the town. This also attracted numerous film sets to the town #travels #europatour #italy #sperlonga #lazio