Rieti - Rieti

Rieti is a city of Sabina, subregion of Lazio.

To know

Considered by the authors of the classical age to be the geographical center of Italy (Umbilicus Italiae), Rieti was founded at the beginning of the Iron Age and became an important city of the Sabines. After the annexation in 1860 to the Kingdom of Italy it was aggregated to the province of Perugia, in Umbria, until in 1927 the province of Rieti was established passing through Lazio.

A nineteenth-century English writer, Edward Lear, wrote "Rieti the ancient Reate, city of the Sabines, very ancient, is on the velino, at the end of a wide and fertile plain whose beauty can be little appreciated only by a hasty visitor ... I think I have observed a more important scene a few times of that offered by the towers of Rieti and its peaceful world of vineyards, as I saw it on the last evening of my stay ". Considered the center of the peninsula it is nicknamed, for this reason, the Navel of Italy.

Geographical notes

The city rises at an altitude of 405 m a.s.l. in the fertile and green Rieti plain on the slopes of Mount Terminillo, on the banks of the Velino river, in an area rich in water (remains of Lacus Velinus reclaimed in Roman times) which supplies a Rome much of the drinking water they need. The most famous are the Piediluco Lake, the Ventina Lake, the Long Lake and the Ripasottile Lake. Water is a characteristic of the city, bathed by the Cottorella springs. The area surrounding the town of Rieti is characterized by the presence of mountain massifs that exceed two thousand meters such as the chain of the Reatini mountains with Terminillo, the Duchessa mountains and the Laga mountains.

When to go

Tourists flock to the town especially in summer and, generally, during the weekends when numerous holidaymakers, especially Romans, flock to the city to seek peace and a bit of coolness.

In winter, the climate of Rieti is cold, humid and foggy: it is not the right season to stay outside for a long time (especially in the evening when the temperature is often below zero), however it can be an opportunity to see the city snow, or to go skiing on the Mount Terminillo.

In summer, the climate is pleasant, warm but not too hot. However, bring a sweatshirt for your evening walks: there is a large temperature range and the nights are very cool even in August (minimum around 13 °). Take advantage of the morning for walks and outdoor visits: after lunch, in the summer months, cloud coverings and short rains are typical.

Background

It appears to date back to around 2,500 years BC. the first human settlement near Lacus Velinus. The precursors of the Reatini had a difficult life because the water level often rose submerging portions of the agglomeration until, probably around the 9th-8th century, the water level suddenly became so high as to wipe out the settlements of the time. The origin of Rieti is traced back to that period, between myth and reality, which is often accompanied by the legendary invasion of the Sabines in the Velino valley and the consequent expulsion of the aborigines.

Rieti, crossed by the Via Salaria (an important link between Rome and the Adriatic), stood in a strategic position and this determined its rapid growth. However, the Sabines soon had to give way to the Romans, who dominated the city, also completing important works such as the reclamation of the Lacus Velinus.

Life flowed quietly in the Rieti municipality until the Lombards arrived and settled in the city, which was the only survivor of the demographic crisis and the economic depression of the 5th-6th century in central Italy. From there they went as far as the banks of the Tiber. The Lombards were converted en masse to Christianity thanks also to the work of the Benedictine monks of the abbey of Farfa, one of the most important European religious centers. However, during this period the city underwent considerable decay, and many of the monuments of the Roman age were abandoned.

The ancient city called Reate was the capital of the Sabine people, at the beginning of the 10th century Rieti was sacked and burned by the Saracens, then besieged by the Hungarians.

It was rebuilt again and the bishop assumed a role of great prestige within the local society. Witness the cathedral, rebuilt starting from 1109, a symbol of the faith of the city gathered around its shepherd.

In 1149 it was the turn of the Normans who, after a long siege, conquered and burned the city.

At the beginning of the thirteenth century, San Francesco had a particular relationship with Rieti and its valley, as the sanctuaries of Greccio, of Colombo source and of Poggio Bustone.

This was the period of greatest splendor, so much so that Rieti was often visited by the popes, who built an imposing palace there.

In the Middle Ages it was part of the Duchy of Spoleto. At the end of the thirteenth century the struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines determined the gradual decline of the city and it was necessary to wait until 1500 to see signs of rebirth, thanks to the affirmation of a new class of landowners, who founded important agricultural companies.

The end ofancien régime it projected Rieti into a role of greater and sudden centrality.

In July 1816, during the restoration, the city was elevated to the district capital of the Roman Republic (or of the province of Sabina) to be annexed to the Third Umbrian Legation and after the unification of Italy to the province of Perugia. In 1923 its territory was separated from the region Umbria to be included in that of the province of Rome. In 1927 it was elevated to the capital of the new province of Rieti by the fascist government.

How to orient yourself

Tourist offices

• 42.402912.8608431 Tourist Office of the Municipality of Rieti, piazza Vittorio Emanuele II (in the arcades on the ground floor of the Town Hall), ☎ 39 0746 488537, @[email protected]. Mon-Mar 8: 30-14: 30, Wed-Fri 8: 00-18: 00, Sat-Sun 8: 30-13: 30 and 15: 00-18: 00. 

How to get

By plane

• FromRome Fiumicino airport (about 110 km): reach the airport train station and take a line train (frequency every 15 minutes). After 17 stops, get off at Fara in Sabina, and at the bus stop get on a COTRAL vehicle directed to Rieti.
• FromRome Ciampino airport (about 94 km): reach Ciampino railway station and take a direct train to Rome (lines or ); after four stops get off at Roma Termini. Take the underground line B towards Rebibbia, and after four stops get off at Tiburtina. At the bus stop outside the station, get on a COTRAL vehicle bound for Rieti.

By car

Rieti is not crossed by motorways and not even by dual carriageways. However, reaching the city by private car is the easiest way to get there, as public transport (both rail and bus) is rather lacking.

• From north-west and central-west Italy: take the highway towards Rome and exit at Orte. From there take the towards Terni. Exit at the Terni est junction and continue straight along the for its entire length, and then exit at the Rieti Est junction.
• From north-east and central-east Italy: take the to Ravenna/Cesena and follow it up to Terni. From there take the towards Terni. Exit at the Terni est junction and continue straight along the for its entire length, and then exit at the Rieti Est junction.
• From Rome and from southern Italy: take the highway towards Rome and take the Rome North branch. Exit at Fiano Romano and take the link road "Salaria branch" towards Rieti-Passo Corese. At the end of the link road, after a few kilometers, take the "Via Salaria" towards Rieti, and exit at the Rieti Est junction.
• From southeastern Italy (lower Abruzzo and the Adriatic coast from Pescara downwards): take the highway towards Pescara. In Pescara take the highway and follow it entirely up to its end near Torano. Via the interconnection, merge onto the motorway towards L'Aquila, and after a couple of kilometers take the Valle del Salto exit. From there take the Salto-Cicolana (Rieti-Torano highway) and follow it entirely up to Rieti.
• Give her Marche: take the highway towards Pescara and exit at San Benedetto del Tronto. Merge onto Ascoli-Mare and follow it entirely up to Ascoli Piceno. From there take the "Via Salaria" towards Rieti, and follow it passing through Acquasanta Terme, Accumoli, Posta and Antrodoco, and then exit at the Rieti est junction.
• From L'Aquila is Teramo: take the highway up to L'Aquila and exit at the L'Aquila Ovest junction. Merge onto and follow it up to Antrodoco. There take the "Via Salaria" towards Rieti and exit at the Rieti Est junction.

On boat

• From the port of Civitavecchia: reach the railway station and take a train of the line (frequency every 30 minutes) and get off after 9 stops at Roma Trastevere (or, after 11 stops, at Roma Tuscolana). There take a train of the line towards Fara in Sabina/Poggio Mirteto/Orte (frequency every 15 minutes) and get off at Fara Sabina. At the bus stop, get on a COTRAL vehicle directed to Rieti.

On the train

There 42.40578912.8625742 Rieti railway station it is located in a very convenient and central position, just outside the walls that delimit the historic center. However, the airport is located on an obsolete and of little importance railway line, which does not connect Rieti with the capital Rome (as you might imagine) but with the centers of Terni, in Umbria, e L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. The trains that run along the line are small diesel trains, consisting of one or two wagons, and are not very frequent. In addition, the line is completely closed every year in the period of greatest tourist interest (the suspension of trains lasts - generally - from the last week of July to the last of August).

Therefore, reaching the city by train is advisable only if you start from Terni or L'Aquila (the only stations from which direct regional trains depart). The journey is still feasible if you start from places where the latter are directly reachable: that is Sulmona, from where a change in L'Aquila is sufficient, or Ancona/Perugia/Foligno/Orte, from where a change in Terni is sufficient. In all other cases, however, we do not recommend using the train, because it would involve many changes and long waits for connections.

However, it must be said that the line in question has a route of great landscape value, which passes near attractions such as waterfall marmore, the Piediluco lake, and through the gorges of Antrodoco climbs steeply up towards the Apennine pass of Sella di Corno (usually covered with snow in winter), with a daring path full of curves and hairpin bends. So, even if you arrived by other means, it may be a good idea to take a train ride, taking advantage of the opportunity to visit the surrounding villages.

There is no direct railway between Rieti and Rome: Rieti is the only capital of Lazio to find itself in this condition. From Rome you could also arrive by train in Rieti, with a change in Terni, but the shorter and faster COTRAL bus line described below is preferable.

By bus

The main operator of the interurban bus lines is the regional company Cotral. The 42.40551212.8619293 Terminus of the Cotral bus lines it is located near the train station.

The main way to reach Rieti starting from Rome is the Cotral Rieti-Rome bus line, which has a frequency of at least one run every hour, a travel time of about an hour and a half, and leaves from the terminal outside the Tiburtina station. At peak times, buses can be crowded with commuters and breakdowns are not uncommon; to be avoided on the first Sunday of the month, when further congestion can occur due to the Osteria Nuova fair. Long-distance trains from all major Italian cities, including high-speed trains, stop at Tiburtina station, or alternatively in the nearby Termini station. If you choose public transport, the easiest way to get to Rieti is typically just to take a train to Roma Tiburtina and change to the Cotral bus line for Rieti. Here more detailed information on the COTRAL Rieti-Rome bus line.

Beyond that with Rome, the Cotral bus lines have few connections with the centers outside the province: you can only get to Rieti from Civita Castellana, Monterotondo, Mentana and Cascia, with a single ride per day limited to weekdays. . The services of other companies are more useful for this purpose: the Troiani bus lines allow you to reach Rieti from Avezzano, while the Start bus lines allow you to reach it from Ascoli Piceno is San Benedetto del Tronto; in both cases the stop is in Piazza Cavour.

On the other hand, the Cotral bus line, already mentioned in the previous paragraphs, which connects the railway station of Rieti with Rieti may be useful Fara in Sabina (about 44 km away), bus service that runs very frequently. In fact, the line operates at this railway station , with a train every 15 minutes from / to Rome city, Fiumicino airport and the Roman fairgrounds. The use of a bus line can be advantageous compared to the bus over the entire route, as it allows you to avoid the traffic that can slow down the buses exiting Rome.

How to get around

The historic center of the city is quite intimate and therefore lends itself to being visited on foot, despite the fact that there are some uphill roads. If you are staying outside the historic center, the bicycle can be a good way to reach the center, as the new part of the city is completely flat. To visit the attractions located outside the city you have to move by other means.

By public transport

• Urban and suburban mobility is managed by the ASM (Municipal Services Company). The 42.39927212.8623854 ASM bus terminal it is located in Piazza Cavour, not far from the Roman Bridge which leads to the historic center. The ASM lines can be useful for reaching the suburbs and the fractions of the Rieti municipality, including Mount Terminillo (reachable with the 513 line). The ticket for a single journey costs € 0.90 and can be purchased in tobacconists or with the smartphone app Phonzie.
• The Cotral bus lines connect Rieti to most of the municipalities of the province, therefore they can be useful to reach the centers that are located outside the municipal border. However, in many cases the frequency of the races is insufficient to be really usable. Much information on how to reach the centers of the province starting from Rieti can be found here.

By taxi

In Rieti there are taxi services, however there are not many taxi drivers operating in the city and a car is not always available. It is therefore recommended that you do not rely solely on this option for your travels.

• Radio Taxi Rieti, ☎ 39 0746 200721, 39 0746 287457. 
• Valeri Diego taxi service, Via Pietro Aloisi 4, ☎ 39 0746 203790. 

By car

The car (private or rented) is the ideal way to visit Rieti outside the historic center and its surroundings, as traffic is not a problem, and public transport does not exist for all destinations or offer the necessary flexibility.

On the other hand, it is not an ideal way to visit the historic center, which is quite intimate and has many narrow streets where there are no parking spaces or even it is not possible to stop. Furthermore, it must be borne in mind that in the historic center there are traffic restrictions: an innermost area where access is prohibited all year round and at all hours, and an outermost area where access is prohibited only on Sundays and holidays. and at night (from 24 to 5 in the morning). At the points of access to the two areas there are LED screens that indicate whether access is allowed; if not, do not enter (they are guarded by cameras and you risk high fines), unless you have to unload your luggage in a hotel in the center: in that case access is allowed, but you must communicate the license plate to the reception of the hotel to avoid sending the fine. You can find the map of the ZTL in this informative brochure.

Some of the car parks where you can park your car when visiting the historic center are the following. The 42.40513612.8626695 underground parking in Piazza Mazzini (for a fee); the 42.40209712.8566996 Largo Santa Barbara car park (for a fee); the 42.40021212.8574867 parking lot of the Court (for a fee only in the morning); the 42.39871612.8649038 Campomoro car park (free); the parking along the walls, north of the center (free, in some sections with a parking disc); the 42.40508312.8710279 Porta d'Arci car park (free but with a parking disc).

What see

Religious architectures

• 42.402212.85931 Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Cesare Battisti Square. Mother church of the diocese of Rieti dating back to the 12th century. Besides the outside in Romanesque style, the Baroque interior with numerous chapels and important works of art (especially the chapel of Santa Barbara, a work by Bernini) and the Romanesque crypt are also worth seeing.  

• 42.4044912.8629682 Basilica of Sant'Agostino, Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini. Rieti basilica built towards the middle of the 13th century. From the outside you can observe the perfect geometry of the apse. The majestic cloister of the convent (1605) is still visible inside the adjacent school building.  
• 42.40233612.8587313 Episcopal Palace (Papal Palace), Via Cintia, 83. Built in 1283, the palace was used as a residence by several popes. If you walk along Via Cintia, the Palazzo Vescovile deserves a stop, which overlooks Piazza M. Vittori. The Palace also dates back to the thirteenth century and is covered by a system of cross vaults that create suggestive plays of light and a very special acoustics. In 1185 a "famous" marriage was celebrated in the Palace: that between Henry VI and Constance of Altavilla. From the internal courtyard you can access the spectacular Papal Hall. The northern part of the building ends with the Arch of the Bishop (late 13th century) which has a coat of arms of Bonifacio VIII.  
• 42.40323312.8559584 Church of San Domenico, Piazza Beata Colomba. Built in 1266, with a Romanesque exterior, it was recently recovered and reopened after a long period of decay. The interior is consequently rather bare but you can still see the remains of frescoes from the fifteenth century, including one by Liberato di Benedetto. Of modern construction is the imposing Dom Bedos organ which occupies the main altar.  
• 42.40347512.8556595 Oratory of San Pietro martire and Cloister of the Beata Colomba. Accessible only on special occasions (eg FAI days) as part of the military area of ​​the Verdirosi Barracks.. The convent of the church of San Domenico develops around the cloister of the Beata Colomba, occupied by an Italian garden and decorated in the portico by a series of frescoed lunettes that illustrate the life of the blessed. On one side of the cloister there is the oratory of San Pietro martire, a small chapel which houses the important fresco of the Last Judgment by the brothers Lorenzo and Bartolomeo Torresani (1552-1554). 
• 42.40082812.8635256 Church of San Francesco, Piazza San Francesco. In the center of Rieti you can visit the small church of San Francesco on the homonymous square. It dates back to the 12th century and was built by the Franciscans in the Roman-Gothic style with a stone pediment facade that is striking for its simplicity. The proximity to the Velino River made it necessary, in the 17th century, to raise the level of the floor to contrast the floods of the river. Inside a beautiful organ, inserted in a wooden structure leaning against the wall.  

• 42.37928912.8283897 Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo, Provincial road 45b (From viale Matteucci take via Tancia towards Piani Poggio Fidoni. Shortly after passing the freeway access junctions (Rieti Ovest junction), turn at the junction for Sant'Elia and continue after passing the town.).  
• 42.43657212.8745588 Forest Sanctuary, Provincial Road 7 of the Forest (From the roundabout at the confluence of viale De Juliis and via A. M. Ricci, take via della Foresta towards Castelfranco. At the crossroads turn left.).  
• 42.40392812.8641699 Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, Via G. Vignola. It can be visited only from the outside; the church is unusable and abandoned by the 1997 earthquake.  
• 42.40124912.85999610 Church of Santa Lucia, Via Santa Lucia.  
• 42.40219712.86199711 Church of San Rufo, Piazza San Rufo.  
• 42.40384412.859312 Church of Santa Scolastica - Auditorium Varrone, Via Marco Terenzio Varrone, 55.  
• 42.40182812.85775813 Church of San Pietro martire, Via San Pietro Martire, 62.  
• 42.4015412.86111214 Church of San Pietro Apostolo, Via Roma, 63. Deconsecrated building now home to a Mondadori bookshop.  
• 42.39558112.86602515 Church of Sant'Antonio al Monte, Via Borgo Sant'Antonio (Reach Porta Romana, from there go along via Domenico Raccuini; from there take the road that climbs the hill.). The church and the adjoining convent of Sant'Antonio al Monte are located just outside the town, perched on the San Biagio hill, an offshoot of the Sabine Mountains at the foot of which stands the Borgo district. It is about five hundred meters from the Porta Sant'Antonio that once delimited and protected the Borgo, and can be reached by climbing via Borgo Sant'Antonio or by walking up a steep slope flanked by two rows of newsstands of the Via Crucis dating back to the eighteenth century, decorated from terracotta tiles [6]. Despite the modest elevation of the hill (440 meters against the 390 of the Borgo) the convent dominates the entire city of Rieti, from which it is always visible looking south, and from its position you can enjoy a suggestive panorama of Rieti della Piana Reatina.

The rooms of the convent unfold around two main cloisters in Renaissance style. The church has a single nave. The church, dedicated to Sant'Antonio di Padua, has its origin in the ancient devotion of the city to the saint (which has been manifested for centuries in the Procession of the Ceri).

Inside there are six small side chapels, decorated with stuccoes by Michele Chiesa di Como: in the second on the left there are the two oval paintings depicting Santa Margherita from Cortona is Saint Jacinta Marescotti by Andrea Casali; in the third on the left is the fresco The Virgin, Magdalene and Saint John the Evangelist (1652) by Vincenzo Manenti, on which a fifteenth-century wooden crucifix is ​​placed. But the richest of the six chapels is that of the Immaculate Conception, which houses the homonymous painting (about 1697) by Antonio Gherardi. The painting depicting is placed in the choir San Rocco, the only known work by Domenico Niccoli, son of the Florentine painter Lattanzio Niccoli. Under the main altar are the remains of San Vittorio martyr, which were moved there in 1703 from the catacomb of Calepodio. 

• Bell tower. Dominating the urban landscape is the thirteenth-century bell tower which is located in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria mother of God, later known as the Assumption. Between different bodies (the basilica, the baptismal font, the bell tower) which were connected with a portico around the middle of the 15th century. Inside there are eleven chapels, each with real treasures of sacred art. 

Civil architectures

• 42.39978612.86090716 Roman bridge, Piazza Cavour. Built in the third century BC, the Roman Bridge was part of the ancient consular Via Salaria, and represented the main access to the city from the south, as well as the connection between the historic center and the Borgo district. It was demolished in the 1930s due to the insufficient height above the river level, which had flooded and damaged it several times. The remains of the bridge were placed in the waters and still emerge from the Velino seabed, alongside the modern bridge built after the war.  
• 42.40269212.86091717 Town Hall, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II is the highest point of the city. In ancient times the forum stood there and, around the third century BC, it was precisely there that the first settlements of the ancient Reate were established. In the center of the square is the Fountain of the Dolphins (19th century). Opposite stands the Palazzo Comunale, whose original structure dates back to the 13th century. Continuing along Via Garibaldi you will come across many palaces of the Rieti aristocracy (including Palazzo Cappelletti and Palazzo Vincenti Mareri, completed around 1820 by the architect Giuseppe Valadier. To be clear, the same architect who in Rome took care of the urban planning of Piazza del Popolo and, also in the capital, he created the unique Coffee House (known as Casina Valadier) at the Pincio.  

• 42.40189212.86022818 Vincentini Palace (Government or Prefecture Palace), Cesare Battisti Square. Renaissance palace seat of the prefecture. On the west side it has a remarkable Vignolesque-shaped loggia. In front of the loggia there are some Italian gardens, open to the public from 7:30 to 18:30 (until 20 in summer) called Vignola gardens. From the gardens you can enjoy a beautiful view over the roofs of the lower part of the city, and the Cathedral which is located in the same square.  
• 42.40133912.86104219 Palazzo Vecchiarelli, Via Roma, 57.  
• 42.40217512.86389720 Potenziani Palace, Via dei Crispolti, 20-24.  
• 42.40493312.87139521 Porta d'Arci, Via Garibaldi, 1. Gate of the medieval walls, on the Via Salaria to Cittaducale, Ascoli and L'Aquila. This gate, known as Porta D'Arce, was opened in the 13th century (even if originally there was another gate known as Porta Interocrina from the ancient name of today's Antrodoco) and takes its name from the Roman fortification (called arce precisely ) that once defended the Via Salaria. The gate therefore had a considerable strategic value, so much so that in 1372, by order of the bishop of Lucca, a fortress was built over it in order to improve the control of the passage. In 1495 the portal was completely rebuilt and was destroyed following a fire. 
• 42.40479112.86487822 Conca door, Via Nuova, 126. Gate of the medieval walls. The first evidence of the existence of Porta Conca dates back to 1349. On the outside there is the coat of arms of the bishop of Rieti Angelo Capranica, who in 1456 financed a reconstruction of the door. News of some maintenance work in 1495 reveals that at the time the gate was also equipped with a drawbridge. It still preserves the wooden shutters of the sixteenth century (as reported by an inscription on the door itself). 
• 42.3978812.86033923 Porta Romana, Republic square. Gate of the medieval walls, on the Via Salaria to Rome. The door dates back to 1586 and its position, in the center of the square in the shape of a triumphal arch, dates back to 1930 (architect Cesare Bazzani). On that occasion, a concrete cover was added to the top of the door bearing two inscriptions of welcome and goodbye to the city: on the outside "Enter Omnia Fausta Ferens"(" enter with good wishes "), on the inside"I et redi feliciter"(" go and come back successfully "). 

• 42.40235412.86211724 Piazza San Rufo - Center of Italy, Piazza San Rufo. Going along Via Cerroni you arrive at the Center of Italy, which is located in Piazza San Rufo and is marked by a plaque. Nearby there are two churches to visit: that of San Rufo, with a magnificent interior, which houses a painting by Giovanni A. Galli, known as the Spadarino (17th century) and the Romanesque one of San Pietro Apostolo, in Via Roma.  
• 42.40240612.85800225 Arch of Boniface VIII (Arch of the Bishop), Via Cintia, 81.  
• 42.40145212.86039126 Arch of Santa Lucia, Via del Porto, 15. Medieval arch of the thirteenth century 
• 42.40414712.86140127 Arch of the Seminary, Via Marco Terenzio Varrone, 146. 
• Walls. One of the fundamental symbols of medieval cities is represented by the walls which were not only a very important means of defense but were the first image that the city projected outside. Rieti is certainly no exception and the walls have always been one with the city separating for a long time. the valley from the built space. The first walls date back to the conquest of Rieti by the Romans (2nd century BC), who built them, but today you can see only a few remains of those walls ... going to via della Pescheria you can see the travertine blocks that originally formed the walls. Those you see today and that lead you inside the city were built in the 11th / 12th century and appear as a high crenellated wall, with round and square towers, on which open what were the ancient gates of the city. 
• 42.40159412.86163628 Rieti Underground, Via Pellicceria, 5, ☎ 39 347 7279591, @[email protected]. 5.00 €. Don't forget to discover the Rieti Underground, which houses a viaduct built by the Romans in the 3rd century BC. to raise the via salaria, the ancient salt road and defend it from the floods of the Velino river. You can walk through the cellars of noble residences and discover the past of the city through the architectural transformations of its buildings. Guided tours Saturday at 18.00, Sunday at 11.00. Days before holidays and holidays, same times. The visit lasts approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Appointment with the guide in Rieti, Piazza Cavour, Roman bridge, in front of the "Rieti Underground" sign. 

Events and parties

• Procession of the Ceri. from 12 June. Ancient religious festival dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.  
• Feast of the Sun. end of July. Aquatic competitions that take place in the Velino river. The most important race is called the Palio della Tinozza.  
• Santa Barbara Fair. 3 and 4 December. Feast and religious celebration in honor of the patron saint of the city 
• International Athletics Meeting, Piazzale Adolfo Leoni (Raul Guidobaldi Stadium). early September. The Rieti Meeting was an annual event of international importance (it was one of the IAAF World Challenge stages), however it has not been held since 2015. In its place, other important sporting events have been held, such as the Italian Juniores Championships and Promesse (2019) and the Fastweb Cup starting from the same year.  
• Re-enactment of the coronation of Charles II of Anjou. August. parade in historical costumes 
• Parade of the Infiocchetted Horses. end of January. A parade of knights in historical costume riding decorated horses, along the path from Porta d'Arci to the church of Sant'Antonio Abate. It recalls the times when the numerous carters of the city, on the day of the anniversary of the patron saint of animals, went to the church where their blessing was held. 
• Rieti Spicy Heart (World Chilli Pepper Trade Fair), Historic center of Rieti. Every year in late August. The first edition dates back to 2011 and the heart of the event is to bring together exhibitors, sellers and the public on the central theme of chili pepper in all its variations in one place. With the different editions, conferences, show cooking events and menus created ad hoc by local restaurateurs with dishes based on chilli have been added. The Peperoncino Trade Fair has acquired national and international importance over time and today the historic center comes alive with tens of thousands of visitors every day. 

What to do

• 42.40951212.849491 Bike path in the Piana Reatina. Pista ciclabile che compone un anello circolare di 21 km, totalmente in pianura, immersa nella natura della Piana Reatina tra boschi e campi coltivati.  
• 42.45618112.9758172 Sci ed escursioni al Monte Terminillo (Autobus ASM 513 con partenza dalla stazione FS. In auto, da Porta D'Arci salire sul cavalcavia e percorrere via Togliatti in direzione dell'ospedale; al semaforo svoltare a sinistra, imboccando la Via Terminillese (SS 4 bis) per Vazia e Lisciano, continuando sempre dritti.). 
• 42.39901112.8498563 Pista ciclabile lungo il fiume Velino (Giorlandina). 
• 42.35003312.8544664 Noleggio go-kart, San Giovanni Reatino, via Salaria km 70,4. 
• 42.39415412.8569215 Accademia del Biliardo, Via Fratelli Sebastiani 89, ☎ 393929944506. 15:00-03:00. 
• 42.42611212.8502786 Aeroporto Giuseppe Ciuffelli, Via Celestino Rosatelli. La struttura ospita l'Aero Club dove è possibile praticare il volo a vela tramite alianti. L'aeroporto è utilizzato anche per addestramenti di carattere militare, e ospita i mezzi del "Reparto volo" del Corpo Forestale dello Stato.  
• Equitazione. Centri ippici, scuole di equitazione e maneggi non mancano nel territorio reatino e propongono passeggiate, gite ed escursioni a cavallo di uno o più giorni. Circoli ippici sono presenti anche a Contigliano, mentre a Greccio è in attività un allevamento di cavalli da corsa. 
• Golf. Se sei un appassinato puoi rivolgerti ai Golf Club di Castelfranco, di Belmonte e di Poggio Catino, che organizzano gare, lezioni di golf ed attività ricreative. 
• Pesca sportiva. Una terra così ricca di acqua non poteva che offrire molte alternative per la pesca sportiva.

Pesca di fiume da provare il canale di Santa Susanna, nei pressi dell'omonima sorgente, paradiso delle trote e dei gamberi di fiume, oltre alle aree riservate sul fiume Velino e sul fiume Nera.

Pesca sul lago: c'è solo l'imbarazzo della scelta tra i laghi della provincia reatina: Salto, Turano, Paterno, Campotosto, Rascino, Ventina e il vicino lago di Piediluco, sul versante umbro. 

• Cammino di Francesco. Uno dei cammini che attraversano l'Italia. Le tappe reatine del Cammino di Francesco includono i quattro santuari francescani della provincia. 

Shopping

How to have fun

Spettacoli

• 42.40310512.8625091 Teatro Flavio Vespasiano, Via Garibaldi 104. Teatro costruito verso la fine dell'Ottocento. Annualmente vi si svolge un'intensa attività teatrale. Venne costruito sul finire dell'Ottocento e, a tutt'oggi, l'acustica del teatro viene considerata come la migliore d'Italy e una delle migliori al mondo.  
• 42.40264712.8576332 Cinema multisala Moderno, Via Cintia, 68. 

Locali notturni

• 42.40292412.856173 Enoteca Rosso di Sera, Via Sanizi, 10, ☎ 390746218682. 20:00-01:00. Offre una selezione di birre (per lo più artigianali), vini, caffè e bevande analcoliche, oltre che piadine, taglieri e altre degustazioni da abbinare. 
• 42.40243612.8571174 Edelbier park, Via Liberato di Benedetto, ☎ 39 0746 760768, @[email protected]. 19:00-02:00. Il locale è valido sia per cena che come pub, offre una vasta scelta di pizze, piatti bavaresi e una selezione molto ampia di birre di tutti i tipi. Il locale si trova in un palazzo storico e dispone di tavoli sia all'interno, in un caratteristico ambiente con pareti in pietra, che all'esterno. In alcune serate il locale offre musica live. 
• 42.4040812.8677755 Be'er Sheva, Via dei Pozzi s.n.c., ☎ 39 328 6944194. 18:30-2:00. 
• 42.4038612.8577546 Depero Club, Via Terenzio Varrone, 36, ☎ 39 0746 251578, @[email protected]. 
• 42.39961612.8616447 Rive Gauche Cafè, Lungovelino Bellagamba 7, ☎ 390746412001. 
• 42.40144712.8604748 Enoteca Vino al vino, Via del Porto, 15. 
• The Wanderer, Via Terenzio Varrone 41. 18:00-02:00. 
• 42.40213312.8635719 Dudas Epicuroteca, Via Crispolti 26, ☎ 39 366 722 9017, @[email protected]. 18:30-24:00. Ampia selezione di vini e birre artigianali. Offre anche degustazioni di prodotti quali taglieri, formaggi, bruschette, carne e pesce locale; adatto per apertitivi e apericena. In alcune serate il locale offre musica live di gruppi locali e non. 

Where to eat

Prezzi modici

• 42.40330612.856281 La taverna dei Fabri, Piazza Beata Colomba, 3, ☎ 39 0746 481242. Pizzeria pub. 
• 42.40232112.8623012 La Locanda del Carro, Piazza San Rufo, 7, ☎ 39 0746 218507. Una buona trattoria con vista sulla chiesa di San Rufo, nella piccola piazzetta dell'Umbilicus Italiae. Dispone di tavoli sia all'interno che all'esterno, in un gazebo sulla piazza. Offre cucina per celiaci. 
• 42.40541912.8125363 Pizzeria Il Picchio Allegro, Via Criano, 18. Un'ottima pizzeria in un casale ristrutturato in mezzo alla Piana Reatina. 
• 42.40313912.8573714 Pasticceria artigianale fratelli Napoleone, Via Sant'Agnese, 4b, ☎ 39 0746 203346, @[email protected]. Mar-Dom 07:00-22:00. Offre prodotti di pasticceria, gelateria, e caffetteria. 
• 42.40130912.8572885 La Mattera, Largo Bonfante (zona Tribunale), ☎ 39 0746 483723, @[email protected]. Lun-Ven 06:30-21:00, Sab 06:30-22:00, Dom 16:00-22:00. Il suo forte sono i prodotti di panetteria provenienti dal forno di produzione propria, ma il locale è anche bar e offre una selezione di primi e secondi piatti semplici ma gustosi. È il posto ideale soprattutto per un aperitivo o un apericena. 
• 42.4033612.8634736 La Piazzetta di Felice, Vicolo Ceccotti, 18, ☎ 39 0746 495331. Mar-Sab pranzo e cena, Dom solo pranzo. Un posto semplice e a buon mercato dove gustare in abbondanza le specialità locali. 

Average prices

• 42.43472812.8877977 Ristorante La Foresta, Via Foresta 51, ☎ 39 0746 220455, @[email protected]. Tue-Sun. 
• 42.40085112.8625858 Ristorante San Francesco, Via San Francesco 103, ☎ 39 0746 200812. 

High prices

• 42.40333412.861699 Da Checco al calice d'oro, Via Marchetti, 10, ☎ 39 0746 204271, @[email protected]. Mar-Dom 12:00-14:30 e 19:00-22:30. 
• 42.49844112.84926610 Ristorante La Trota, Rivodutri, via Santa Susanna 33, ☎ 39 0746 685078. Specializzato in pesce d'acqua dolce, è valutato con tre cappelli nella guida Gambero Rosso, tre forchette in quella dell'Espresso e due stelle in quella Michelin. 

Where stay

Prezzi modici

• 42.40184512.8520371 Hotel Serena, Via dei Salici, 46, ☎ 39 0746 270930, @[email protected]. 
• 42.40240912.8636162 Hotel Europa, Via San Rufo, 46, ☎ 39 0746 495149, @[email protected]. 

Average prices

• 42.40236812.8600993 Grande Albergo Quattro Stagioni, Piazza Cesare Battisti, 14, ☎ 39 0746 271071, @[email protected]. 
• 42.39958712.8621744 Hotel Cavour, Piazza Cavour, 10, ☎ 39 0746 485252, @[email protected]. 
• 42.40345712.8618995 Hotel Miramonti, Piazza Oberdan, 5, ☎ 39 0746 201333. La facciata dell'albergo presenta tracce della cinta muraria di epoca romana. 
• 42.49303612.8069866 Relais Villa D'Assio, Colli sul Velino - Via Ternana (ex SS79) località Mazzetelli, ☎ 39 0746 636200, @[email protected]. 

High prices

• 42.4025612.8814947 Park Hotel Villa Potenziani, Via San Mauro, 6 (Raggiungere Porta d'Arci, al semaforo svoltare in direzione L'Aquila e subito imboccare la stradina che sale su Colle San Mauro, continuando sempre dritti), ☎ 39 0746 202765, @[email protected]. 

Safety

How to keep in touch

Post office

• 42.40281412.86140910 Ufficio postale centrale, Via Garibaldi, 283 (A fianco del Municipio, all'ingresso orientale di piazza Vittorio Emanuele II). Il Palazzo delle Poste è opera dell'architetto Cesare Bazzani (1934) 

Altri uffici postali sono ubicati nei quartieri di più recente espansione:

• Ufficio postale di Città Giardino, Viale Matteucci 5/c. 
• Ufficio postale di Madonna del Cuore, Via Chiesa Nuova 7/a. 
• Ufficio postale di Villa Reatina, Via Isonzo 10. 
• Ufficio postale di Campoloniano, Via Renzo De Felice. 
• Ufficio postale della frazione di Vazia. 

Internet

Diverse aree del centro storico sono coperte dalla rete Wi-Fi comunale "RietiFree", che permette di navigare su internet gratuitamente previa registrazione al momento della connessione. Gli access point della rete sono i seguenti: biblioteca comunale, sala consiliare del Municipio, parcheggio dietro il palazzo comunale, lungovelino Bellagamba, magazzino comunale, Museo civico, piazza Cavour, piazza Cesare Battisti, piazza Oberdan, via M. T. Varrone, piazza San Francesco, piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, comando Polizia Municipale, scuole Minervini-Sisti, Terminillo (Pian de' Valli, Piazzale Togo, sede polizia municipale, via dei Villini), Porta d'Arci, via San Pietro Martire, via Cintia, via del Burò, via Garibaldi, via Pennina, via Roma, largo Mariano Vittori.

Tenersi informati

I principali quotidiani locali pubblicati in versione cartacea sono il Corriere di Rieti e della Sabina e l'edizione di Rieti de Il Messaggero. Esistono inoltre molte testate online, come RietiLife, Rieti in Vetrina, Il Giornale di Rieti is Frontiera. Le emittenti televisive locali sono RTR - Rete Televisiva Reatina is Sabinia TV; le emittenti radiofoniche MEP Radio is Radio Mondo.

Around

• Terni — Città attivamente industriale, ha tuttavia un centro storico di buon interesse. A pochi chilometri le spettacolari Cascate delle Marmore sono una meta di grandissimo richiamo turistico.
• Fara in Sabina
• Amatrice
• Cittaducale
• Monte Terminillo
• Monti Sabini
• Lago del Turano

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.
• Via Carolingia — Itinerario europeo che attraversa i luoghi percorsi dalla corte di Carlo Magno tra l'VIII e il IX secolo per recarsi da Aquisgrana to Rome, dove papa Leone III incoronò il sovrano carolingio imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero nella notte di Natale dell'800.
• A piedi — Dal centro di Rieti, si costeggia l'argine del fiume Velino; a partire da Greccio vengono organizzate escursioni a piedi, in bici o a cavallo. Alcuni itinerari guidano alla Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile, ambiente ideale per il birdwatching
• In bicicletta o sui pattini — Si può percorrere la pista ciclabile che dal centro città attraversa la piana reatina, costeggiando alcuni tratti del fiume Velino. Ci si può dedicare al ciclismo da strada e, gli appassionati di mountain bike, potranno scegliere tra una grande varietà di itinerari di vari livelli di difficoltà.

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