Ferentino: The Town of Saturn and the Cyclopean Walls

What it is and where it is

Ferentino is a town rich in archaeological finds, elegant churches that are guardians of art and culture, noble and ancient streets to walk through ready to discover the traces of its long and mysterious past. However, the element that stands out most is another. It is the cyclopean walls of Ferentino, a massive and articulated structure that wraps the village in the stones of the territory and its history.

Why it is special

In the case of Ferentino, it would be more correct to speak of the remains of megalithic walls. Huge defensive bulwarks erected in polygonal work, and made of colossal stone blocks, set together without the aid of mortar or lime. The stone blocks composing them reach a volume of even more than 25 cubic meters. Laid dry and interlocking, they go to form a fortification about 2,500 meters long, interrupted by 12 gates. The large blocks, however, do not characterize the wall in its full height: over time, the wall was raised, from time to time according to the construction techniques of the time.