| Rocca Sinibalda | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lazio | |
| Territory | Sabina | |
| Altitude | 552 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 49.56 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 815 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Rocchegiani or rocchigiani | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0765 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 02026 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Sant'Agapito and San Giustino (June 1st) | |
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Rocca Sinibalda is a center of the Lazio.
To know
Geographical notes
Rocca Sinibalda is located in Sabina in Eastern Lazio, in the corridor that from the south-eastern edges of the Plain of Rieti goes towards Carsoli across the Turano lake, at hilly altitudes, but surrounded by thick woods partially interrupted by grassy areas. Behind to the east stands the mountain group of Monte Navegna and Monte Cervia that separate it from the area of lake of the Salto. It is 19 km from Rieti, 54 from Terni, 34 from Greccio, 42 from Terminillo.
How to orient yourself
Rocca Sinibalda: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the hamlets of Magnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani and Vallecupola.
How to get
By plane
- Rome Ciampino Airport
- Rome Fiumicino Airport
By car
Autostrada del Sole A1 towards Rome, follow the direction Rieti, Grande Raccordo Anulare, Roma Nord, exit at Fiano Romano, continue on the SS 4 Salaria towards Rieti, cross Borgo Santa Maria and continue towards Rocca Sinibalda.- From Rieti take the SS 4 Salaria, cross Case San Benedetto, turn onto the SP 43A and continue following the signs for Rocca Sinibalda.
- From Terni take the SS 79, cross Marmore, Case San Benedetto, near Colle Giardino continue on the SS 4 Salaria in the direction of Rome, cross Ornaro Basso and turn onto the SP 43A, continue following the signs for Rocca Sinibalda.
Autostrada del Sole A1 towards On the train
Railway station of Rieti (about 20 km), line Terni - Rieti - L'Aquila - Sulmona. Continue by bus with the Cotral Autolinee.
Railway station of By bus
Cotral bus lines [1]
Cotral bus lines How to get around
What see
- 1 Sforza Cesarini Castle.
- Posticciola. Hamlet of Rocca Sinibalda, sul Turano Lake, once gave its name to the lake itself. It preserves an ancient Roman bridge and a medieval fortress. It rises near the archaeological area of the ancient city of Trebula Mutuesca.
- Angelo di Mario museum and library, fraction of Vallecupola, ☎ 39 3473628200.
Sites of environmental interest
Turano Lake
- 2 Turano Lake. It stretches at the foot of Mount Navegna (1506 m), a nature reserve covered with woods, and is characterized by the presence on its banks of ancient villages and castles that are reflected in the clear waters rich in many species of fish that reach considerable size: a true paradise for fishermen who flock to its banks.
- , Via Roma 33 (at Varco Sabino), ☎ 39 0765 790 002, fax: 39 0765 790139, @[email protected]. Located between Lake of the Salto and Lake Turano, the Reserve is characterized by a low level of anthropization and by the wide diffusion of woods, present in over 70% of its surface, with mountain, hill and valley landscapes, numerous streams and waterways .
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 La Fontana restaurant, Victory Square, 9, ☎ 39 0765 711082.
- 2 Pisseria Among Friends, Location Immagine, Casaprota, ☎ 39 0765 886008, @[email protected].
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Casa Clementi - Accommodation, Piazza del Plebiscito, 15, ☎ 39 328 3027647.
- 2 Le Belle Rane Farmhouse, SP 31 Rieti- Roccasinibalda km 9.5, ☎ 39 0765 77207.
Safety
Pharmacy
- 1 Nobles, Via del Castello, 2, ☎ 39 0765 708571.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 2 Italian post, Largo Chiesa Nuova 6, ☎ 39 0765 708512.
Around
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 - European itinerary that crosses the places traveled by the court of Charlemagne between the 8th and 9th centuries to travel from Aachen to Rome, where Pope Leo III crowned the Carolingian sovereign emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas night in the 19th century.
Other projects
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