The ceramists of Acquapendente could benefit from clay quarries (used until the 20th century), large wood resources and two water sources within the city walls. The water was used for…

The Church and Convent of St. Augustine, founded at the end of the 13th century, underwent major changes over the centuries. In 1995, excavations conducted in the basement of the…

The 16th century is the century in which ceramic production in Acquapendente came into full swing. We know many aspects of it thanks to countless notarial documents. The workshops had…

At the turn of the 1990s and 2000s, two teachers, Sandra Nardi and Patrizia Santi, together with two artists, Massimo Luccioli and Marco Ferri, developed an interesting project for the…

In the 1990s, the La Lestra Cultural Association, was strongly active in the artistic sphere in the Tarquinia area. They organised a series of summer events, called ‘La Piazzetta’, in…

Founded in the 12th-13th centuries by the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, later called Knights of Malta, this Church shows the typically Romanesque…

A piece made of majolica tiles on which landscapes and monuments of Civita Castellana have been painted. The creation, by artist Fausto Mancini, was placed here on the occasion of…

The ceramic sign for an old hotel which was active until after the First World War. The tiles on it were made in the Percossi factory in Civitavecchia, which specialised…

Two chimneys that once belonged to the Ceramica Marcantoni factory still stand out in the urban fabric. The factory was open until 1960. It produced tableware, sanitary ware, tiles and…

A monument created by artist Franco Valeri in 2002. It represents the different activities carried out by ceramists inside the factories.