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Saint Severa Castle (Castello di Santa Severa)

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Santa Severa Castle lies in Lazio on the coast, some 50 km North of Rome. It is a very picturesque and historic place on a very historic coast. Like most places in the area, the Castle lies on top of early Paleochristian remains, a Roman villa, a Roman fort, and before that, the massive Etruscan port of Pyrgi, now entirely silted up. The harbour had a s…

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