Arpino is an Italian town located in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. It is one of the oldest and most important centers from a cultural and artistic point of view of the province and, among the things of particular importance to visit is a “pointed arch”, one of the very few remaining if not the only one in the whole area Mediterranean, the Civitas Ciceroniana, the medieval tower of the Acropolis of Civitavecchia. The city of Arpino is also known for being the birthplace of the Roman lawyer, politician and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero in 106 BC.
What to see in Arpino?
Religious architecture
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo;
- Church of Santa Maria di Civita;
- Church of Sant’Andrea Apostolo;
- Church of San Vito Martire;
- Church of San Sosio.
- Church of Sant’Antonio of Padua
Military architectures
- Medieval tower called Cicero in the Acropolis, in Civitavecchia
- Castello Ladislao, seat of the Umberto Mastroianni Foundation
Other places of interest
In its surrounding polygonal walls, called “cyclopean” and dated to the thirteenth century BC, there is a singular gate known as a “pointed arch”, properly a bracket arch.
What to eat in Arpino?
During a visit to Arpino, among other things, you can taste: Sagne and beans, Soup with bread underneath, Fini fine with tomato sauce.
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