| In the 5th century a
little village was built on the ruins of a great Roman villa towering
over the deep valley. Its name is due to a sepulchre enclosed
by an iron railing, namely the ‘Crypta Ferrata’.
Grottaferrata is one of the most recent towns of the Castelli
Romani as it developed in the 19th century. In the past this
place was characterized only by the presence of the huge structure
of the abbey founded by San Nilo. In its territory however there
are numerous ruins of Roman villas, of medieval fortifications,
and of villas built during the Renaissance.
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