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.The green area in the map represents the old town of Fondi which has pre-Roman, Roman, and medieval ruins. Roman towns were surrounded by walls and divided into four quarters by two main streets which intersected at right angles and ended in gateways. Fondi retains its Roman town plan. Roman streets were paved with large flagstones and many of these flagstones are still in evidence throughout Fondi.

.The ancient Roman Appian Way, which went through Fondi, was the first and most famous of Rome's long-distance military-commercial highways. Villages and towns along the Appian way benefitted from the traffic of goods moving overland from the southern ports into Rome. The old Appian Way, now called Corso Appio Claudio in Fondi, is still Fondi's main shopping street.

.Because Fondi is not a tourist area, we had difficulty finding a map of the town. However, we located a poster for a 1994 festival which consisted of a map of greater Fondi. I used that map and its legend to pinpoint areas of tourist interest. Because the map is several years old, I cannot guarantee that the parking areas still exist as indicated. The best way to see the town is to find a place to park and then walk. It is a small area and easily seen in a day.

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Tourist Sites in Fondi

(NUMBERS CORRESPOND TO NUMBERS ON THE MAP ABOVE)

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25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37

Some listings in Italian are currently being translated into English
NO. SITE NOTES
. English Italian .
1 Baronial Castle, 13th C. Castello Baronale XIII sec. Impressive rectangular building with a solitary, so called Torrione.
2 Palace of the Prince, 15th C. Palazzo del Principe XV sec. Built in the Angevin-Durazza style with Gothic-Catalan architectural motifs. The Quattrocentro, or 15th C, is the most important period in the history of the arts in Italy.
3 Double Lancet windows, Arabic-Catalane 11th C. Bifore Arabo-Catalane XI sec. .
4 Roman Walls Mura Romane epoca Sullana .
5 Roman tower with angle irons Torri angolari Romane .
6 Cyclopean Walls, 7th C. BCE Mura Ciclopiche VII sec A.C. .
7 Main Gateway, pre-Roman Portella (port princ. pre Romana) .
8 Medieval wall Mura Medioevale di Cinta .
9 Medieval towers Torre Medieovale .
10 Wall 6th-5th C. BCE Mura poligonali VI-V sec A.C. .
11 Medieval Tower Torri Medioevali .
12 Hanging Gardens Giardini Pensili .
13 Roman Angle Tower Torri Romana med. le d'angolo .
14 Roman wall and tower Mura e torri romane .
15 . Decumano Magg. del Castro pre Romano .
16 . Cardini Magg. del Castro pre Romano .
17 . Decumano minore del Castro pre Romano .
18 . Cardine minore del Castro pre Romano .
19 Street of the Bayonette Strade Medioevali "a baionetta" .
20 . "Ziccàh" (stradine arabe) .
21 Jewish Quarter Quartiere ebraico .
22 House of the Spirits Sinagoga o casa degli spiriti .
23 House of the Rabbi Casa del rabbino .
24 Church, former Cathedral of Saint Peter, 12th C. Chiesa ex cattedrale di S. Pietro XII sec. The duomo,originally built on the remains of a pagan temple, was rebuilt in the first half of the 12th century. It has a travertine facade on which is a bas-relief representing Christ Blessing four Apostles and two angles. The basilican interior contains a triptych of the Modanna and Child, Onotato II and Saints Peter and Paul by Antoniazzo Romano (c.1435-c.1517). The interior also contains a Cosmatesque pulpit by the Roman marble worker Giovanni di Nicola who lived in the 13th century.
25 Medieval Double Lancet Window Bifora Medioevale .
26 15th C. Double Lancet Window Bifora Quattrocentesca .
27 The church of Santa Maria Assunta, 15th C. Chiesa Collegiale di S.M.Assimta XV sec The church was rebuilt at the end of the 15th century. It has a facade with three portals, a large interior in the form of a Latin cross, a triptych of the Eternal between Saints James and John (probably by Giovanni da Gaeta who lived in the 16th c.), a Nativity (also by Giovanni da Gaeta), and a Renaissance ciborium dated 1491.
28 The church of San Domenico (former convent), 13th-15th C. Ex Conv. echesa di S Domenico XIII-XV sec The church was once called Santa Maria iuxta Amphitheatrum because it was built on the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre. It is an interesting Gothic building. Adjoining it is a cloister which leads to a Chapter House with a Durazza-style portal.
29 Medieval road and double lancet windows Strada e bifora medioevale .
30 . Resti delle terme romane .
31 The church of San Francesco, 14th C. Chiesa di S. Francesco XIV sec. The church as a gothic porch with a portal that reveals Renaissance influence.
32 Former convent of St. Francesco 14th-15th C. Ex convento di S. Francesco XIV-XV sec. .
33 Statue of San Francesco Statua di S. Francesco .
34 Monument to the Falls Monumento ai Cadulti .
35 Site of amphitheartre Sito Anfiteatro .
36 Museum Museo .
37 Statue dedicated to mothers Statua dedicata alle mamme .
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