San Vito Romano | ||
Salutation | The little Switzerland of Lazio | |
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State | Italy | |
Region | Lazio | |
Altitude | 720 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 12.66 km² | |
Inhabitants | 3.355 (2014) | |
Name inhabitants | Sanvitesi | |
Prefix tel | 39 06 | |
POSTAL CODE | 00030 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | San Vito and San Biagio | |
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San Vito Romano is a city of Italian republic.
To know
How to orient yourself
How to get
By plane
You can take advantage of the two airports of Rome reserved for passenger traffic:
1) Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, it is the main airport of Rome but further away.
You have to get to one of the two options by public transport from Rome:
- From Termini station use the railway line (FL6: Rome Termini - Frosinone - Cassino) to the station Valmontone and then take the Co.Tra.L. to destination.
- From any Metro A or B station get to the East terminus: Anagnina or Ponte Mammolo. From there with the Co.Tra.L. to destination.
2) Giovan Battista Pastine Airport[link previously not working] in Ciampino - With less traffic, it is reserved for Low Cost companies.
Connections to the town are guaranteed by the railway line (FL6: Rome Termini - Frosinone - Cassino) to the station Valmontone and then take the Co.Tra.L. to destination.
From Rome Ciampino and Rome Fiumicino airports it is possible to make a car rent with the major national and international rent a car companies. It is worth visiting the websites of the individual agencies present at the airport to check the possible possibility of saving on car rental.
By car
- : exit Castel Madama, turn right onto via Empolitan 1 ^ follow the signs for about 19 kilometers.
- : Valmontone exit continue for Genazzano, then for San Vito (20 kilometers from Valmontone).
- Via Tiburtina as far as Tivoli, take the Empolitan 1 ^ (25 kilometers from Tivoli).
- Via Prenestina to Palestrina and continue to San Vito (18 kilometers from Palestrina).
- Via Casilina to Palestrina and continue to San Vito (18 kilometers from Palestrina).
On the train
The town is served by the railway line FL6: Rome Termini - Frosinone - Cassino with the station Valmontone.
By bus
The country can be reached from most of the Lazio thanks to the Co.Tra.L.
For more information, visit the website of company
How to get around
By public transport
The Co.Tra.L. they pass only on the provincial road but the rest of the town is easily reachable on foot.
What see
- Theodoli Palace. Observable only from the outside.
- Church of San Vito. Free. The structure, the decoration of the altar, the central part of the ceiling, with the canvas of the Glory of the Saint and the canvas placed on the altar of San Lorenzo, which is found upon entering, to the right of the choir, date back to the first half of the eighteenth century. On the left, the front altar is dedicated to Sant'Anna. Next to the main altar, the canvases depicting scenes from the life of the Saint and his martyrdom are attributed to Aronne del Vecchio (1910-1998) who also performed commissions for the church of Santa Maria de 'arce and who restored the effigy of the Madonnina di Compigliano for the year of the coronation (1948). The Patron's Church has no bell tower and the only bell present is contained in an elevation of the pyramid-shaped roof.
- Sanctuary of the Madonna di Compigliano. Free.
- Church of San Biagio. Free.
- Church of Saints Sebastian and Rocco. Free.
- Church of Santa Maria de Arce. Free.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- The Tombola, Via de Canale 7, ☎ 39 06 9571648. Restaurant Pizzeria.
- The terrace, Via Giovanni XXIII 62, ☎ 39 06 9571513. Wine Bar-Pizzeria.
- Charlie Mopps, Via Dante Alighieri 43, ☎ 39 06 9571498. Risto Pub.
Where stay
Average prices
- Source, ☎ 39 06 95479016.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
- Wikipedia contains an entry concerning San Vito Romano
- Commons contains images or other files on San Vito Romano