Here is a view of the medieval town of Bomarzo dominated by the palazzo:
And HERE is a link to my short video from atop the distant hill.
Views of the medieval town of Bomarzo:
One of Hannibal's elephants attacking a Roman centurion:
The Etruscan Bench
"You, who wander the world,
Anxious to see huge and magnificent marvels,
Come here where you will find hideous faces
Of elephants, lions, bears, ogres and dragons."
Hercules and Cacus:
The Ogre:
The Fury:
The Argentine writer Manuel Mujica Láinez published a novel in 1962 that creates a fictional story of Prince Orsini. The novel became the basis of the opera Bomarzo by Alberto Ginastera. I attended the 50th anniversary performance of the opera in Madrid in 2017. My review is HERE
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