Teatro Romano
Spoleto
(19 Km)
The Roman Theatre is located in Spoleto, in the province of Perugia and dates back to the first century BC. The structure suffered extensive damage due to a landslide, but was restored in the past. The theater is located within the city walls and keep a cavea of 70 m in diameter.
Porta Conca Mura e Torri
Rieti
(20 Km)
The city of Rieti is surrounded by medieval walls, consisting of towers and gates, built in the 13th century. They are the most well preserved walls in all of Italy, and over the centuries they have been restored several times. They are the best point of interest in all of Lazio. A small part of the wall was knocked down to build a street.
Rocca Albornoziana di Spoleto
Spoleto
(19 Km)
The Fortress is located in Spoleto and was built in 1300 by Matteo Gattapone. The structure is rectangular in shape and inside it there were two courts: the Court of Arms and the Court of Honor. From 1817 until 1982 the building was used as a prison. Built by innocent VI in the 14th century with the aim of strengthening the defensive system of the Church-State, it has two courtyards and a complex system of angular towers joined together by high defensive walls.
Belvedere Superiore Cascata delle Marmore
Terni
(11 Km)
After purchasing the ticket you can reach the Upper Belvedere of the Marmore waterfall where you can get captivated with the vision of the first jump of the waterfall. The tower was built in 1786 by Pope Pius VI.
Via Roma
Rieti
(20 Km)
e historic road leading to Rieti, a place for shopping and walking. It is an ancient extension of the Via Salaria to Rome.
Chiesa di San Francesco
Terni
(17 Km)
It was built in the thirteenth century in Gothic style, but over the centuries it has been rebuilt many times. Above the main portal there is an aperture of light, called Oculus. It is worth to see inside the frescoed Paradisi chapel.
Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta
Rieti
(20 Km)
A Romanesque church, it has several chapels in Baroque style, the crypt and the Diocesan Museum and the bell tower of the 1252 in front of the chair.
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Spoleto
(24 Km)
The Cathedral dates back to the end of the 12th century. Inside, numerous works of absolute importance: from the Painted Cross by Alberto Sotio (1187), to the cycle of the apse with Stories of the Virgin frescoed by Filippo Lippi between 1467 and 1469.
Basilica di San Salvatore
Spoleto
(19 Km)
Originally dedicated to the martyrs Concordio and Senzia, it was built between the end of the VII and the beginning of the 8th century. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the “Italia Langobardorum” serial site Centers of Power and Worship (568-774 AD)
Anfiteatro Fausto
Terni
(17 Km)
Located in city park "The Walk", dating from 32 BC. Two-thirds of the amphitheater were excavated, in the past it could offer space for up to ten thousand people. Today here are organized cultural events and concerts.
Museo del Tesoro del Duomo
Rieti
(20 Km)
The Museum of the Treasure of the Duomo was founded in the premises of the old Upper Sacristy, in the 1970s. Religious educational goods are possessions of the entire Christian community. The gallery was opened to preserve these goods and make them known to the whole community.
Museo Civico
Rieti
(38 Km)
The Civic Museum of Rieti houses in its two sections, Historical, Artistic and Archaeological, works by artists from the surrounding area. Among the collections of great importance stands out the polyptych depicting “the Madonna with Child and Saints” by Luca Tommè dated 1370 and the triptych with the Crucifixion of Zanino di Pietro of the fifteenth century.
Museo Archeologico
Terni
(16 Km)
All the findings from excavations in the city have been exposed here. Particularly interesting is the exhibition of findings from the Iron Age, found in the necropolis.
Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
Spoleto
(19 Km)
Among the most notable Romanesque buildings in Umbria (X-XII century) The church is characterized by an internal arrangement with three naves and the presence of the matroneo (entrance from the Diocesan Museum).
Piazza Tacito
Terni
(16 Km)
Piazza Tacito represents the symbol of the city of Terni. The architecture of the square was conceived by the architect Mario Ridolfi. At the center of the square we find a fountain and the Government Palace designed by the architect Bazzani. The fountain is characterized by the presence of a steel flagpole in the center, and the energy produced by the waterfall. It is decorated with mosaics representing the twelve zodiac signs.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Spoleto
(19 Km)
The National Archaeological Museum was opened in 1985 at the former monastery of Santa Agata. Recently, the museum was renovated. It presents the formation of the urban center of Spoleto from the first human presence. The Museum occupies two floors of the former monastery and also owns the theater built in the first century BC.
Torre di Barbarasa
Terni
(17 Km)
In Via Roma you can admire the Romanesque residential tower in the best condition. An inscription reminds us that the relic "Precious Blood" was to keep the plague away from the city. It is now on display in the cathedral.
Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco
Spoleto
(11 Km)
The “fortress church of San Francesco”, dating back to the twelfth century, is par excellence the monumental construction of the Castle (10,720 cubic meters between church and convent). Benedictine oratory first and the friars of the Order of Minors Conventual then...
Palazzo Spada
Terni
(16 Km)
Palazzo Spada is located in the historic center of Terni. It was created by the noble Spada family in the mid-16th century under the project of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Inside the rooms we find, a depiction of Fetone punished by Jupiter, scenes from the battle of Lepanto and frescoes by Karel van Mander. In the 18th century there was the renovation during which a façade was built that serves as a bridge in connecting the side wings. The building passed to the Massarucci family and later to the Sisters of the Child Jesus and is currently the seat of the Town Hall of Terni.
Piazza del Mercato
Spoleto
(19 Km)
An ancient Roman forum, Piazza del Mercato was until the last century the most lively place in the city, where the most important public events took place. The scenographic source built between 1746 and 1748 shows you.
Santuario Basilica S. Valentino
Terni
(17 Km)
The Basilica of St. Valentine underwent several reconstructions over the years. The first building dates back to the fourth century, and was built above the tomb of the martyr San Valentino, at an ancient early Christian necropolis. The current building, however, dates back to the 17th century, when under the pontificate of Paul V, the research of the relics of the saint was successfully started in the place where the first churches stood.
Obelisco Lancia di Luce
Terni
(17 Km)
The Lancia di Luce Obelisk, built by Arnaldo Pomodoro, is located at the end of Corso del Popolo, and given its height dominates the roundabout. It is a great technical work, as well as sculptural, an exaltation of foundry and assembly techniques but, also, of the ingenuity of man.
Palazzo Bianchini-Riccardi
Terni
(17 Km)
Palazzo Rosci, also known as Palazzo Bianchini-Ricardi, is a building of the sixteenth century attributed to Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, by others to Vignola or Bramante. Inside it there are three different orders of windows. Characteristic and decorative are the Angevin lilies typical of the Rosci Family. Among the works preserved in the structure an image of the Madonna del Cassero of the 16th century.
Palazzo Gazzoli
Terni
(17 Km)
Palazzo Gazzoli in Terni takes its name from the family that deals with the project. In particular, it was Andrea Vinci who, on behalf of Luigi Gazzoli, created the building, the small square in front, the stables and the small family chapel. Characteristics are the internal vaults and the scenes represented by the mythology performed by Liborio Coccetti.
Archivio di Stato
Terni
(17 Km)
The State Archives of Terni is located in Palazzo Mazzancolli, a late-medieval style building that was built in the '400. It was built at the behest of Ludovico Mazzancolli, bishop of Terni. The State Archives is characterized as the depositary institute for the memory of the territory as it houses the Historical Archives of the Province.
Pinacoteca Comunale "O.Metelli"
Terni
(17 Km)
The Municipal Art Gallery “O. Metelli” is currently based in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Gazzoli. Divided into four sections (ancient, contemporary, O. Metelli and Aurelio De Felice Museum), it occupies about 1200 square meters and is inspired by a modern style that goes well with contemporary works of art and creates a pleasant contrast with the ancient ones, rationally exploiting the spaces and highlighting the peculiarity of each individual work.
Palazzo Mazzancolli
Terni
(17 Km)
Palazzo Mazzancolli is a fifteenth-century building and represents a prestigious historical building of late medieval style. It was built at the behest of Ludovico Mazzancolli, bishop of Terni and friend of Pope Pius II. It was built by Giovanni Mazzancolli, a powerful character from the Curia and nephew of Ludovico. Nowadays it is the current headquarters of the State Archives.
Palazzo Montani
Terni
(16 Km)
The palace was built in 1584, by Aurelio Fazioli. Between 1654 and the second half of the 19th century, the palace was bought by four other noble families and then moved to the Municipality of Terni in 1873. In 1877 the municipality sold it to the Cassa di Risparmio di Terni. From 1992 until today it is the headquarters of the Cassa di Risparmio di Terni and Narni Foundation. The renovation started in 1995 and ended in 2009, allowed us to build a study on the history of the building.
Palazzo Comunale Vecchio
Terni
(16 Km)
We find the building in Terni. Over time, the building underwent several changes. A tower consisting of a clock and a bell was built in the building. However, over the years the tower has fallen and also destroyed part of the building. Today the building is home to the Municipal Library.
Mostra Permanente di Paleontologia
Terni
(16 Km)
The Museum of Paleontology is located inside the former Church of San Tommaso. Here are a wide range of fossils found in southern Umbria during a geological period. There are about 300 fossils on display. An important piece of the collection is that of micromammals which is the most complete collection in Italy from the Pleistocene Age. In recent times, the remains of a Pliocene cetaceus have been purchased. It is currently open to the public.
Museo Civico delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari
Micigliano
(23 Km)
The Civic Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions was built in 1997. It is considered as one of the most particular that exposes traditional objects of everyday life. For example, cupboards, plows, tools of work in the house and also of craftsmanship. Particular is the room with the photos explaining the works.
Torre del Cassero
Cantalice
(14 Km)
The tower of the Cassero, dating back to the 11th century, was part of a castle from the Middle Ages. Over the centuries the tower has been the subject of various renovations, this can be seen both from the rectangular shape and from a partial cylindrical shape. The structure was higher than the other Cantalice fortifications.
Monumento alla Lira
Rieti
(21 Km)
The Lira Monument was inaugurated on 1 March 2003 and the choice fell on the city of Rieti, which represents the geographical center of Italy. The work was built with the use of 2,200,000 coins of 200 Lire on the project and design by the artist Daniela Fusco.
Antico Ponte Romano
Rieti
(21 Km)
The Ancient Roman Bridge was built during the 3rd century BC. It covered the function of connecting the central area of the city with the district of the Borgo. The history of the bridge ended in the thirties of the twentieth century when it was decided to lay it in the waters of the River Velino where it initially stood.
Centro Geografico d'italia
Rieti
(20 Km)
The city of Rieti turns out to be the Geographical Center of Italy. Named Umbilicus Italiae, it is located on a plain and on the slopes of Mount Terminillo. The origins of the founding of the city date back to the Iron Age and was dominated by the Sabines as well as by the Romans during 290 BC. annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1860. It is also called a city of water because on its territory there are the sources of Cottorella.
Porta d' Arci
Rieti
(20 Km)
Porta d'Arci was built in the 13th century in the place where originally stood another door called Porta Interocrina. The structure takes its name from the Roman fortifications, called archs. It is shaped like a crenellated parallelepiped with front arch that forms the upper part and two arches one on top of the other at the back.
Torre dell' Olio
Spoleto
(19 Km)
The Torre dell'Olio is one of the most characteristic monuments of the city of Spoleto. In fact, it is considered the symbol of the city. Its construction dates back to the 13th century. The tower was named Torre dell'Olio as hot oil was poured to defend the city over enemies.
Castello di Eggi
Spoleto
(20 Km)
Eggi Castle dates back to the fourteenth century. From the few historical documents found, we know that it was the fief of the Racani family, the nobles of the country. The Castle has a triangular base surmounted by two high defensive towers.
Chiesetta di San Rocco
Terni
(17 Km)
The original building dates back to the '600, even if it underwent a series of restorations: the last one was finished in October 2012. It is easily noticeable from its white façade, and the rectangular plan, to which the bell tower was added to it. It is currently privately owned, but it is still used for religious ceremonies, open to the public.
Teatro Flavio Vespasiano
Rieti
(20 Km)
Started in 1854 on a design by Vincenzo di Camerino Ghinelli and refurbished by the Milanese architect Achille Sfrondini. The walls of of the hall are decorated with paintings of Antonino Calcagnadoro.
Palazzo Comunale
Rieti
(20 Km)
The result of several works of expansion and renovation of a structure built in the thirteenth century. The facade, which culminates in a small bell tower, has a late Baroque style.
Palazzo Ricci
Rieti
(20 Km)
The building entitled to the Tuscan scholar Angelo Maria Ricci is a magnificent model of neoclassical architecture.
Porta Romana
Rieti
(21 Km)
Situated on Via Salaria to Rome, it was built in 1586 by order of Sixtus V, during the refurbishment of the defensive walls.
Palazzo Vescovile
Rieti
(20 Km)
Often called the papal palace, located adjacent to the cathedral and built at the end of the XIII. To notice wonderful stone arches that surmount the great vault.
Chiesa di San Rufo
Rieti
(20 Km)
The nineteenth-century church has a single nave with the interior decorated of stucco and wood in particular. There is a painting called The Guardian Angel formerly attributed to Caravaggio
Monastero di Santa Rita
Cascia
(20 Km)
The old part of the monastery dates back to 1200, it was dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. It was enlarged in the first half of 1700 with the generous offer of John V, King of Portugal, the eye healed of cancer through the intercession of the saint.
Palazzo Vecchiarelli
Rieti
(20 Km)
The building, located along Via Roma, with an elegant façade and impressive portal, was built at the end of the 16th century, designed by Carlo Maderno.
Chiesa Gotica di San Francesco
Cascia
(20 Km)
It was built in 1424 by Bishop Anthony Alms. Striking for the beauty of the rose window and its arched doorway. Worth seeing!
Arco di Druso e Germanico
Spoleto
(19 Km)
Built in 23 AD, it was the triumphant entrance to the Roman Forum, the current Piazza del Mercato. Here the stratification of the city is perceptible: the right pylon of the arch rests on the original plane of the hole.
Ponte delle Torri
Spoleto
(18 Km)
The Bridge of Towers was erected at the end of 1300 on the remains of a Roman aqueduct to lead water from the mountain to the city. At its extreme is the Fortilizio dei Mulini, from which numerous walks to the Spoleto mountain start.
Casa Romana
Spoleto
(19 Km)
Patrician house of the first century AD found between the end of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the next. This is a valuable stately house whose architectural pattern reflects the classic one of Roman homes.
Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive - Museo Carandente
Spoleto
(19 Km)
The museum's collection originated with the Spoleto Prize, an artistic competition designed to promote the birth of a permanent collection of contemporary art, thanks also to the important contribution of the critic Giovanni Carandente.
Museo del Tessuto e del Costume
Spoleto
(20 Km)
In the rooms of Palazzo Rosari Spada there are many artifacts from various collections that represent a cross-section of the history of fabric and costume between the fourteenth and twentieth centuries.
Battistero
Rieti
(20 Km)
The construction is of the the XIII century. At the heart a XV century baptismal font with the arms of the Cardinal Angelo Capranica. Made of marble, finely decorated with flowers at the basis, with dolphins along the edge of the tub.
Organo di Dom Bedos
Rieti
(20 Km)
It is an impressive organ in the church of St. Dominic: it is a construction based on two treaties of the Art du Facteur d'Orgue by Dom Bedos de Celles and L'Art du-Menuisier Carrossier by Andreas Roubo.
Ronchini Arte Contemporanea
Terni
(25 Km)
Museo Diocesano
Spoleto
(19 Km)
The Museum was inaugurated in the 1970s at the Archbishop's Palace. The works are exhibited chronologically in the rooms dedicated to thematic consideration. The living rooms are adorned with doors of the '500. The first news dates back to the 10th century. The interior with three naves is divided by columns with reuse capitals, coming from classical and early medieval buildings, while the 13th century marble altar is carved with refined bas-reliefs.
Laboratorio di Scienze della Terra
Spoleto
(19 Km)
A point of interest of the municipality of Spoleto is represented by the Laboratory of Earth Sciences, created by an important and well-known nineteenth-century collection, geopaleontological by Count Francesco Toni. It is an educational and scientific museum. The geopaleontological collection was proposed to the public between 1867 and 1892 and includes about 6000 minerals, rocks and fossils.
Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna
Spoleto
(19 Km)
It is located in the historic center of Spoleto and is housed in the Collicola Palace. The museum was opened in 2000. A lively museum, an active contemporary art hub, houses on the first floor the legacy of Giovanni Carandente and the works of the Spoleto Prize, while on the second floor there are contemporary exhibitions. Do not miss the visit to the library, the legacy of Giovanni Carandente, which preserves more than 20 thousand volumes of contemporary art.
Palazzo Carli
Cascia
(20 Km)
Seat of the Library of the Historical and Cultural Office, it is an old mansion owned by the city, enriched by an internal Italian garden
Museo di Scienza della Terra
San Gemini
(25 Km)
Fiori E Artigianato Creazioni
San Gemini
(25 Km)