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The Madonna della Tivora (or Madonna of the Snow) usually refers to the venerated image of the Madonna present in the small sanctuary, also known as the Madonna della Neve, located in the Rocca Priora area, near Colle di Fuori, in the Castelli Romani region. Rocca Priora has supplied Rome with snow and ice since imperial times, and the population prayed to the Madonna for good snowfall, essential to the local economy. The August festival in honor of the Madonna is still deeply felt today, culminating in a nighttime procession and a suggestive artificial snowfall.

The Barberini palace is on top of the temple and hosts the National Archeological Museum of Palestrina. The museum holds the Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, sculpture and jewelry from the temple and antiquity.

Starts by climbing through historic Palestrina to the temple, you enter from Porta San Martino and Piazza Del Carmine

The trail starts in the centre of Rocca di Cave, where there are bars, water fountains and other information before heading down the path.

beautiful village, wonderful climb

Small, well-kept village in the Prenestine mountains.

To reach it the road has several very pleasant hairpin bends

Palestrina is one of the most fascinating villages of the Prenestini mountains. It should be noted that the name Prenestina comes from this town which in Latin times was called Praeneste. What is striking about this town are the medieval stone buildings and the perfectly preserved remains of various structures from the Roman and Latin periods. An open-air museum with only 3000 years of history behind it!