| Borgorose | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lazio | |
| Territory | Cicolano | |
| Altitude | 732 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 145.82 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 4.566 (2016) | |
| Name inhabitants | burghers | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0746 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 02021 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Sant'Anastasia | |
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Borgorose is a city of Cicolano, subregion of Lazio.
To know
The town is located in the protected territory of Mountains of the Duchess regional reserve, on the border of Lazio With the'Abruzzo in the Salto valley. The municipal territory is crossed by the directional junction of the A24 and A25 motorways located in Torano.
Geographical notes
The city rises at an altitude of 732 m a.s.l. in a portion of the Apennine hinterland surrounded to the west by the prodromes of the Carseolani mountains, to the south by the Marsica and to the north from the Monti del Cicolano and the mountain group of Monte Nuria (1,888 m. s.l.m.).
The plain called Borgorose-Corvaro is squeezed between the mountainous reliefs and is characterized by some narrow valleys adjacent to the course of the Salto river. On the overhanging mountains of the Duchess is the Lake of the Duchess which is an Apennine watershed that divides its territory from that of Abruzzo Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park and the province ofthe Eagle.
The hamlets of Cartore, Castelmenardo, Collefegato, Collemaggiore, Colleviati, Collorso, Corvaro, Grotti, Pagliara del Salto, Poggiovalle, Ponte Civitella, Santa Anatolia, Santo Stefano, Spedino, Torano, Villerose and Villette are part of the vast municipal territory. municipality of Pescorocchiano there are the caves of Val de 'Varri.
When to go
Tourists and vacationers populate the town especially in summer and, generally, during the weekends.
Background
The city was included until 1927, the year of the establishment of the province of Rieti, in the administration of the Giustizierato d'Abruzzo and the Abruzzo Ulterior II, finally it was part of the province ofthe Eagle. Originally called Borgocollefegato the town in 1960 changed its name to Borgorose.
How to orient yourself
Borgorose: full screen map.How to get
By plane
- Rome Ciampino Airport
- Rome Fiumicino Airport
By car
The state road 578 Salto Cicolana connects Borgorose to Rieti and ad Avezzano. In the territory of the hamlet of Torano there is the directional junction of the A24 motorways Rome-L'Aquila-Teramo and A25 Rome-Pescara, from which the "Valle del Salto" motorway exit is a few hundred meters away.
The state road 578 Salto Cicolana connects Borgorose to On the train
The railway Terni-Sulmona serves the stations of the neighboring municipalities of Cittaducale ed Antrodoco connecting theUmbria and the Lazio toAbruzzo.
The railway By bus
The Cotral bus lines guarantee direct connections with Rome and other towns in Lazio, Umbria and Abruzzo.
The Cotral bus lines guarantee direct connections with How to get around
What see
- Cicolano Archaeological Museum, Via San Francesco (fraction of Corvaro), ☎ 39 342 7543587, @[email protected]. The MAC, Museo Archeologico Cicolano, houses in ten rooms the finds that emerged during the excavations carried out in the areas of archaeological interest in the territory of the Salto and Cicolano.
- Lake of the Duchess. Mountain lake located at high altitude within the Duchess Mountains regional reserve.
- Duchess Mountains Regional Reserve. Established in 1990, it extends entirely within the municipal area of Borgorose for about 3500 hectares.
- Village of Cartore. Abandoned village located in the mountain area of the nature reserve. The farmhouses and the old houses of the village have been restored to serve as a widespread hotel.
Events and parties
- The Knights of the Mountains.
August. Country style sport event.
August. Country style sport event.What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
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.
- Avezzano - The main destinations: Claudio's tunnels, Orsini-Colonna castle, Villa Torlonia, Aia dei Musei and Monte Salviano guided nature reserve.
- Lake of the Salto - Artificial lake born following the construction of the Salto Dam in 1940. Some villages on its banks have been refounded, since the old villages remained submerged by the waters of the dam.
- Borgo San Pietro - Fraction of Petrella Salto, the country is an example of city of foundation modern; it was rebuilt on the shores of Lake Salto when in 1940 the old village was submerged after the construction of the Salto Dam.
- Marsica - historical subregion of the region Abruzzo. The area of the Monte Velino nature reserve represents the continuation of the Mountains of the Duchess regional reserve.
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.
