Santa Marinella


Santa Marinella is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome.
It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa, and a medieval castle.

History

In antiquity, Santa Marinella was the site of Aquae Caeretanae, a Roman bathing resort.

Climate

Culture

Actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini had a villa here.
The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello also have a song titled "Santa Marinella" about Eugene Hutz's time in Santa Marinella as he tried to gain immigration to America.
The commune is known for its "Wheels of Immigration" - a pretzel-like snack consumed by Russian Jewish immigrants who temporarily settled there in the late 1980s on their way to United States or Israel.

Twin towns - Sister Cities