HOME LOCATIONS SERVICES BLOG CONTACTS LOCATIONS \ CASTLES AND ABBEYS • Castle of Ceri CASTLES AND ABBEYS As we see today the castle of Ceri with the adjoining garden, it is largely due to the radical transformation works carried out by Don Alessandro Torlonia after the purchase of the Odescalchi in 1883, together with much of the ancient village of Ceri and the vast surrounding area that will constitute an agricultural large estate administered until the years of the land reform in which it will be expropriated, divided into lots and distributed to the assignees, former seasonal agricultural workers and / or former employees of the Torlonia administration. The castle is made up of a main building with an 'L' shape, the external sides of which overlook the square known as the Immaculate Conception and along the access road to the village respectively. In some rooms on this floor there are decorations made with the fresco technique referable to the time of construction of the building, in some cases they were covered with new decorations later (19th century) by the subsequent owners Torlonia. In the band decorated with the oldest frescoes located in the upper part of the walls of a room on the noble floor, we find within some panels, depictions of ancient landscapes and buildings that constitute a testimony of the state of the surrounding places at the time in which they operated the decorating artists. The main building is partially founded directly on the tuff bank and partially on a vaulted structure in mixed masonry. From this environment formed by this partially underground structure, one enters directly up to the street level next to the main access door to the village, by means of a spiral staircase partially excavated in the tuff. From the height of the garden and for all the upper floors, the floors are made of wood with decorated drawers in good condition. The floors are connected by a main square staircase and by two other service stairs. The roof structure is made up of wooden trusses and the roofing is made up of Roman-style tiles. The floors are all in terracotta, except for a large part of those on the ground floor at the garden level which are in majolica decorated with geometric motifs. The hanging garden attached to the building overlooking the valley, from which you can enjoy a splendid view of the surrounding countryside, was created by the Torlonia family by demolishing many buildings that were part of the ancient residential fabric of the village. LOCATION DETAILS ... CONTACT US Your Name (required) Your email (requested) Object Your message © Christmas 2021 | Credits