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CHAPTER XXIII.
To Frascati and Grotta Ferrata.
399.-FRASCATI.1
Frascati is a pretty place comprising many attractions-
natural, religious, artistic, historical, and archaeological.
Pleasantly situated2 on the slope of the Tusculan hills, it over-
looks Rome and the mysterious Campagna ; the air is fresh and
bracing, cooled by mountain and sea breezes ; the town is bright
and cheerful, and the people seem to be good and contented. It
is girt round with palatial villas—Mondragone, Aldobrandini,
Rufinella, Falconieri, &c., each having a romantic history of its
own ; each standing with a lordly air amid embowering woods,
rich olive groves, and picturesque gardens. There are also
in the neighbourhood extensive remains of the ancient mansions
of Lucullus, the Quintilii, &c. The name Frascati is supposed
by some to be derived from frasche, i.e., huts made of branches,
in which the inhabitants of Tusculum were compelled to live
after the destruction of their city (A.D. 1191). Others say that
it was called Frasche because of the underwood with which
were covered the ruins of the villas of Lucullus, the Quintilii,
&c.
The principal churches are :
1. The Cathedral, known as San Pietro, erected in 1700 in
the time of Innocent XII, and dedicated to the Prince of the
Apostles.3 There is not much in the interior that calls for
special notice. To the left of the high altar is a memorial
tablet to Prince Charles Edward, the young Pretender, grandson
of James II, who died at Florence in January, 1788. His body
1 The journey from Rome may be made either by train or by
•electric tramway. The railway was opened by Pius IX in 1856.
2 It is 1,002 feet above the sea-level, and has about 8,500 inhabi-
tants.
3 The old Cathedral of S. Rocco is still standing in the lower part
■of the town.
To Frascati and Grotta Ferrata.
399.-FRASCATI.1
Frascati is a pretty place comprising many attractions-
natural, religious, artistic, historical, and archaeological.
Pleasantly situated2 on the slope of the Tusculan hills, it over-
looks Rome and the mysterious Campagna ; the air is fresh and
bracing, cooled by mountain and sea breezes ; the town is bright
and cheerful, and the people seem to be good and contented. It
is girt round with palatial villas—Mondragone, Aldobrandini,
Rufinella, Falconieri, &c., each having a romantic history of its
own ; each standing with a lordly air amid embowering woods,
rich olive groves, and picturesque gardens. There are also
in the neighbourhood extensive remains of the ancient mansions
of Lucullus, the Quintilii, &c. The name Frascati is supposed
by some to be derived from frasche, i.e., huts made of branches,
in which the inhabitants of Tusculum were compelled to live
after the destruction of their city (A.D. 1191). Others say that
it was called Frasche because of the underwood with which
were covered the ruins of the villas of Lucullus, the Quintilii,
&c.
The principal churches are :
1. The Cathedral, known as San Pietro, erected in 1700 in
the time of Innocent XII, and dedicated to the Prince of the
Apostles.3 There is not much in the interior that calls for
special notice. To the left of the high altar is a memorial
tablet to Prince Charles Edward, the young Pretender, grandson
of James II, who died at Florence in January, 1788. His body
1 The journey from Rome may be made either by train or by
•electric tramway. The railway was opened by Pius IX in 1856.
2 It is 1,002 feet above the sea-level, and has about 8,500 inhabi-
tants.
3 The old Cathedral of S. Rocco is still standing in the lower part
■of the town.