| Borgo San Pietro | ||
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| State | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Lazio | |
| Territory | Cicolano | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0746 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 02020 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Borgo San Pietro is a center of the Lazio.
To know
The town is a hamlet of Petrella Salto and overlooks the artificial lake of Salto.
Geographical notes
It rises between the mountains of Cicolano on the banks of the Lake of the Salto, which has allowed it to become a good tourist center. It is 29 km from Rieti, 55 fromthe Eagle, 4 from its municipal capital Petrella Salto.
Background
The village was originally located in a valley now submerged by the basin of Lake of the Salto, created in 1940 with the construction of an imposing artificial dam: the raising of the waters has canceled the inhabited centers as well as Borgo San Pietro, Teglieto, Fiumata and Sant'Ippolito, also these hamlets of Petrella Salto, later rebuilt on the shores of the lake.
Borgo San Pietro is an example of Italian rationalistic architecture in one province, that of Rieti, which during Fascism had been marked mainly by rural or forestry interventions. A large plaque near the dam engraved in the rock remembers the dead for the construction of the mighty concrete barrier over 90m high, and according to local popular legends at the time of its construction it was the highest dam in Italy.
How to orient yourself
Borgo San Pietro (Petrella Salto): full screen map.How to get
By plane
- Rome Ciampino Airport
- Rome Fiumicino Airport
By car
A1 Autostrada del Sole:
A1 Autostrada del Sole:- from the north follow the direction Rome, Grande Raccordo Anulare, Roma Nord, exit at Fiano Romano, take the SS 4 Salaria towards Rieti, cross Borgo Santa Maria, exit towards Rieti Est, follow the direction Avezzano - Varco Sabino, continue on the SS579, cross Casette and continue following signs for Petrella Salto, at the Petrella junction follow the signs for Borgo San Pietro.
- from the south exit a Cassino, to Avezzano continue in the direction Rome, take the A 25 motorway towards L'Aquila, continue on the A 24 motorway Rome-L'Aquila, exit a Salto Valley, continue on the SS 579, cross Collerosso, Mareri and continue in the direction Petrella Salto, at the Petrella junction follow the signs for Borgo San Pietro.
- From Rieti take the
SS 578 Salto-Cicolana, turn onto the SP 22 towards Petrella Salto, at the Petrella junction follow the signs for Borgo San Pietro.
SS 578 Salto-Cicolana, turn onto the SP 22 towards Petrella Salto, at the Petrella junction follow the signs for Borgo San Pietro.On the train
Railway station of Continue by bus with the Cotral Autolinee.
By bus
How to get around
What see
- 1 Monastery of Santa Filippa Mareri, piazza Santa Filippa. Submerged by the waters, the ancient monastery of Santa Filippa Mareri dates back to the 13th century. During the summer, when the water level of the lake drops, part of the ancient building resurfaces. The monastery was rebuilt in the new village and some finds from the ancient monastery were transported there, including works of art and the body of the saint. In the new monastery the body of the saint is kept in an urn inside a chapel with some relics, including a habit and a separate heart in a reliquary.
- In the annexed museum there is an old door and a bell of the old monastery dating back to the 16th century and numerous paintings by Giorgio de Chirico donated by the painter himself. Among the works is a self-portrait from 1960.
Events and parties
What to do
The village now has a strong tourist vocation due to the presence of the lake, there are in fact equipped beaches with the possibility of renting umbrellas, sunbeds and pedal boats. Access to the clear waters of the lake as well as from the beach (in some places of gravel and stones) is facilitated by comfortable platforms. There are also excellent restaurants with beautiful panoramic views.
Shopping
How to have fun
Night clubs
- 1 Disco Bar "Chalet Altobelli", via della Spiaggia -Lago del Salto, ☎ 39 0746 558088.
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Chalet Altobelli Beach, Street of the Beach, ☎ 39 0746 558088.
- 2 Miralago Restaurant pizzeria, Via Francesco Silvi, 13, ☎ 39 0746 558062.
- 3 La Terrazza Restaurant, Via Francesco Silvi, 4, ☎ 39 335 5654610.
- 4 The fisherman, Via Giuseppe Dominici, 11, ☎ 39 0746 558254.
Where stay
Safety
Pharmacy
- 1 Lake pharmacy, Via Valle del Salto, 35 (to Petrella Salto), ☎ 39 0746 558074.
How to keep in touch
- 2 Italian post, S. Filippa square, ☎ 39 0746 558292.
Around
- Rieti - Considered by the authors of the classical age the geographical center of Italy (Umbilicus Italiae) was founded at the beginning of the Iron Age and became an important city of the Sabines; still today its territory is identified as "Sabina".
- L'Aquila - It is slowly but tenaciously reborn after the earthquake of 2009. Santa Maria di Collemaggio, San Bernardino, the Spanish Fort, the Fountain of the 99 spouts are its major monuments.
Itineraries
- Franciscan sanctuaries in the Rieti plain - A path of nature, faith and art in the Sabina crossed by San Francesco, to visit the four Sanctuaries of the Holy Valley: Greccio, Poggio Bustone, The Forest, Fonte Colombo.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Borgo San Pietro (Petrella Salto)
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