. Guide to Italy and Sicily. the con-vent garden attached to the latterchurch are remains of a Roman 54 Arona GUIDE TO ITALY amphitheatre, and in the cloistersis a curious view of mediaeval Rome. Nearly a mile outside the PortaRomana, which the railway passes200 yards beyond the station, is theChurch of S. M. delle Grazie, witha large and graceful portico byBenedetto da Majano, and an altar-piece by Andrea delta Robbia. 13 m. of Arezzo lies MonteSan Savino (p. 135). ARONA (4500). Rtes. 6, 24, 25. An old town, at the S. end ofLago Maggiore, now an importantjunction on the Simplon route (2a
. Guide to Italy and Sicily. the con-vent garden attached to the latterchurch are remains of a Roman 54 Arona GUIDE TO ITALY amphitheatre, and in the cloistersis a curious view of mediaeval Rome. Nearly a mile outside the PortaRomana, which the railway passes200 yards beyond the station, is theChurch of S. M. delle Grazie, witha large and graceful portico byBenedetto da Majano, and an altar-piece by Andrea delta Robbia. 13 m. of Arezzo lies MonteSan Savino (p. 135). ARONA (4500). Rtes. 6, 24, 25. An old town, at the S. end ofLago Maggiore, now an importantjunction on the Simplon route (2a). of large blocks which meet to forma rudely shaped pointed arch. Herewas also born the painter GiuseppeCesari (1560-1640), better known asthe Cavaliere d Arpino. ASCIANO (3600). Rte. 75. Near Siena, has 14th cent,walls, and several churches worth avisit, with pictures of the Sieneseschool. Remains of Roman bathshave recently been found. Carriagesmay be obtained here for (6 in.)Monte Oliveto. ASCOLIPICENO (28,600). Duomo . . Chiesa Nuova . . . §.Francesco - • 0tatorio flirt lm_ 8, Anfiieatro\9. RudcridelTeatro(Roman) 10. Tempiodi Minerva 11. Palazzo Comunale 12. Teatro Metastasio Mojano Natural Scale. 1:20,000Scale of X Mile Metri200 300 A little to the W. is a colossal bronzestatue of S. Carlo Borromeo, erectedin 1697. In the Church of S. Mariais a very fine painting of the Virginand Child with saints, by GaudenzioFerrari. ARPINO (11,000). The ancient Arpinum, was thebirthplace of Cicero ( 106). Itretains a considerable portion of itsoriginal town walls of massive poly-gonal blocks, to which towers wereadded at intervals in the MiddleAges, The Porta ddV Arco is built Walker & Cockerel! sc An episcopal city on the rightbank of the Tronto, is the ancientAsculum Picenum. It has re-mains of walls, and a fine gate-way. A Roman bridge still crossesa ravine near the entrance to thetown. The Cathedral has a goodaltar-piece by Crivelli, a
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