Ricerc@Sapienza

The Sanctuary of “Santa Maria delle Grazie” is located at Fornò in the countryside near Forlì (Italy). The first temple, built in 1450, assumes today’s configuration at the begin- ning of the sixteenth century, to undergo various modifica- tions, both for static necessities and for changes in tastes related to the time, as well as for natural disasters and war damage.

The Sanctuary of “Santa Maria delle Grazie” at Fornò is in the countryside near Forlì(Italy). The first edification time was in 1450, the today's configuration was reached at the beginning of the sixteenth century, due to various modifications: from static necessities to changes in tastes related to the time, as well as natural disasters and war damage.

The overall investigation of the different districts of an Etruscan settlement is an extremely rare circumstance. The study of the urbanistic asset of Pyrgi's settlement and of the arrangement of the sacred areas is favoured by their abandonment after the phase of Romanization and by the possibility of performing large-scale research over its territory.