Acquasparta
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Acquasparta is a town and comune in the province of Terni. It is located on a hill above the Naia Valley and the river of the same name, facing the Monti Martani mountain range.
View of Acquasparta
Church of San Francesco, showing its central rose window
Façade of the Madonna del Giglio, with a central arched doorway in brick, flanked by blind niches
Palazzo Cesi
Portaria, Umbria
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Portaria is a hill settlement in Umbria, today a frazione of Acquasparta, situated at 470 metres above sea level, overlooking the valley of the Naia stream.
Acquasparta
…Luigi Farnese. In 1540 it was transferred to Isabella Liviani, wife of Gian Giacomo Cesi, marking the beginning of Cesi family rule over Acquasparta and Portaria. In 1588 Pope Sixtus V elevated the territory to a duchy, with Federico Cesi as its first duke. The duchy reached its peak in the late 16th century…
View of Portaria and the surrounding valley
![Portaria, 16th-century painted view by Matteo da Siena in the Palazzo Cesi-Gaddi [it], Rome](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Veduta_di_Portaria_-_Matteo_da_Siena.jpg/500px-Veduta_di_Portaria_-_Matteo_da_Siena.jpg)
Portaria, 16th-century painted view by Matteo da Siena in the Palazzo Cesi-Gaddi [it], Rome
Façade of San Filippo e Giacomo, with aedicule and reused spolia
Porta Romana, with stone arch and inscription above the entrance