| San Vincenzo Valle Roveto | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Abruzzo | |
| Territory | Marsica | |
| Altitude | 388 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 46.04 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 2.370 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Sanvincenzesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0863 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 67050 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Vincenzo | |
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San Vincenzo Valle Roveto is a city of Marsica, subregion ofAbruzzo.
To know
The medieval village and its hamlets severely damaged by the earthquake of 13 January 1915 have been rebuilt by relocating the new villages to the valley floor. The territory, crossed by the Liri river, is rich in olive groves. It is part of the club of the Authentic Villages of Italy.
Geographical notes
The town located at 388 meters above sea level along the Roveto Valley, next to the course of the Liri river, is dominated by Pizzo Deta and the Ernici mountains. With Balsorano marks the border of Abruzzo with Lazio on the south-east side.
When to go
Summer is the best time to visit San Vincenzo, the ancient villages and the numerous paths that lead to the hermitages of the Roveto valley, the Ernici mountains and Pizzo Deta.
Background
The medieval village, dating back to around the year one thousand, developed near the church dedicated to San Vincenzo. The whole territory of San Vincenzo suffered serious damage due to the earthquake in Avezzano in 1915. After this dramatic event a part of the town moved further downstream along the state road 82 of the Valle del Liri. Over the years, the original villages located in the highest part of the Roveto Valley have been painstakingly rebuilt.
How to orient yourself
San Vincenzo Valle Roveto: full screen map.How to get
By plane
- Pescara airport (Abruzzo International Airport), Via Tiburtina, Km 229,100 Pescara (It is about 140 kilometers away), ☎ 39 085 4324201, ☎ 39 899 130 310, fax: 39 085 4324207, @[email protected].
- Rome Ciampino Airport, Via Appia Nuova, 1651 Ciampino-Rome (It is about 137 kilometers away), ☎ 39 06 65951, @[email protected].
- Rome Fiumicino Airport, Via dell 'Fiumicino Airport, 320 Fiumicino-Rome (It is about 163 km away), ☎ 39 06 65951, @[email protected].
By car
San Vincenzo is connected with Avezzano and the branch of the A25 motorway Rome-Pescara, from which it is about 30 kilometers and the neighboring one Sora through the State Road 690 known as the "Superstrada del Liri". Another important road artery is the Strada Statale 82 of the Liri Valley.
On the train
The municipal area is served by three stations, that of San Vincenzo Valle Roveto and those of the hamlets of Roccavivi and Morrea-Castronovo-Rendinara located in Le Rosce-Santa Restituta. All are located along the railway line Avezzano-Roccasecca managed, like the line Rome-Avezzano-Sulmona-Pescara, from the national network of Trenitalia.
By bus
Bus lines managed by TUA bus lines (the only Abruzzese transport company - ex Arpa) [1]
Bus lines managed by TUA bus lines (the only Abruzzese transport company - ex Arpa) How to get around
What see
- Medieval villages, ☎ 39 0863 958114, fax: 39 0863 958369, @[email protected]. The ancient villages of Castronovo, San Giovanni Vecchio and San Vincenzo Superiore are positioned higher than the municipal capital. The semi-uninhabited villages have been slowly rebuilt and are a holiday destination especially in summer. While the village of Roccavivi, the most populous hamlet of the municipality, is located further south of the Roveto Valley on the slopes of Mount Pizzo Deta (2,041 meters above sea level).
- 1 Piccolomini Castle of Morrea, Via Castello (fraction of Morrea), ☎ 39 0863 958114, fax: 39 0863 958369, @[email protected]. The Piccolomini castle dominates the semi-uninhabited village of Morrea. Built in the 15th century by the Piccolomini family who held power and control over the entire Marsica county. Example of Renaissance architecture, it suffered serious damage due to the earthquake of 1915 and is in need of restoration works. With a rectangular plan it has four circular towers and the shapes of a palace.
- 2 Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, Roccavecchia locality (fraction of Roccavivi), ☎ 39 0863 958114, fax: 39 0863 958369, @[email protected]. The sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie is also called the sanctuary of Roccavecchia. Following the avalanche that destroyed the town in 1616, the inhabited center was relocated further down and the place of worship restored. The original building, dedicated to San Silvestro, presumably dates back to the 12th century, while the first news of the sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie dates back to the 17th century.
- 3 Church of Santa Restituta, State Road 82 of the Liri Valley (Le Rosce - Santa Restituta, crossroads of Morrea Vecchia), ☎ 39 0863 958114, fax: 39 0863 958369, @[email protected]. The church, originally also dedicated to San Bartolomeo, is one of the oldest places of worship in the Roveto valley. Named for the first time in a document of 997 reported by the work Chronica monasterii Casinensis by Leone Marsicano, it preserves a fresco dating back in all probability between the ninth and tenth centuries in which Restituta di Sora is depicted. Severely damaged by the Marsica earthquake of 1915 and by the allied bombings of 1944, it was rebuilt for the second time larger than the original design in the 1950s.
Events and parties
- 1 Open crushers, San Vincenzo Superiore (Old Town), ☎ 39 0863 958405, fax: 39 0863 830208, @[email protected].
In November. Conferences on Italian and Abruzzo olive growing. Open cellars in ancient villages, in particular in San Vincenzo Superiore.
In November. Conferences on Italian and Abruzzo olive growing. Open cellars in ancient villages, in particular in San Vincenzo Superiore.What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 The Poster, Viale Regina Margherita, 55 (San Vincenzo capital), ☎ 39 320 3074672. Trattoria, pizzeria with wood oven.
- 2 Pizzodeta, Via Col di Sente, 10 (Roccavivi), ☎ 39 0863 95487. Restaurant Pizzeria.
- 3 The Talking Brillo, Corso Vagnolo (Roccavivi), ☎ 39 328 4066238. RistoPub.
Where stay
Safety
- 2 Pharmacy of Olives, Via Circonvallazione, 5 (locality: Roccavivi), ☎ 39 0863-950644.
How to keep in touch
- 3 Italian post, Via Cesena, 40, ☎ 39 0863 951283.
Around
- Roveto Valley
- Deta lace
- Monti Ernici
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning San Vincenzo Valle Roveto
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