Frascati

Monday, May 6

A day to explore Frascati.  We walked the town after getting groceries. The supermarket was bright and clean. The prices seemed low for everything we needed . As usual, the meat and cheese selections were excellent and the quality is high. Sort of fun to see how selection differ frm the US stores.

In the afternoon we found St. Peter’s Cathedral and lit some candles. A fairly small church, it was dedicated to then Pope Constantine. Not surprisingly, the palace just up the hill was built by Constant one’s nephew. This area was where rulers and rich people built vineyards and summer retreats. Known as Castelli Romani the areas a collection of 12 villages named for its castles.

Evening was a pasta making class from a local restaurant. The family business has been in Frascati for seven generations. The class included a brief tour of the tunnels below that had been used for both wine making and bomb shelter. These type of cellars abound here.