| Subiaco | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lazio | |
| Territory | Central Lazio | |
| Altitude | 408 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 8.778 (8/2020) | |
| Name inhabitants | sublacenses | |
| POSTAL CODE | 00028 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Subiaco is a city of Lazio which is located in the province of Rome.
To know
The locality is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
How to orient yourself
Subiaco: full screen map.How to get
By bus
There are frequent runs of public transport Cotral from Rome and from Fiuggi for Subiaco (Piazza Falcone).
How to get around
It is possible to get to the monasteries along the via Benedicti on foot, along stretches of paved road and parts immersed in nature on paths and secondary roads.
By public transport
The Cotral public service that starts from Piazza Falcone reaches various municipalities in the surrounding area, passing under some of the monuments of Subiaco.
By taxi
There is also the possibility to rent the train called Aniene Express, upon reservation, which takes its passengers from the center of Subiaco to the two Benedictine monasteries.
What see
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The monastery of San Benedetto in Subiaco
- Benedictine monastery of San Benedetto (also called Sacro Speco).
- 1 Monastery of Santa Scolastica.
- Convent of San Francesco.
- 2 Bridge of San Francesco.
free. The Ponte di S. Francesco is located at the entrance of Subiaco along the Via Sublacense, coming from Rome it is clearly visible on the right. The medieval bridge was built over the River Aniene after Subiaco's war victory against the army of the city of Tivoli, won by the abbot Ademaro in the year 1358. It is a single-span bridge and "Donkey back" type. Towering over the span is a tower that controlled its passage and traffic. The entire artifact is built in blocks of local limestone, spongy and porous limestone called goldfinch and quarried in Subiaco at the current Ponte S. Mauro. Panoramic point of exceptional aesthetic value, the bridge was depicted in countless paintings by artists of the Grand Tour who went to the Benedictine monasteries of Subiaco attracted by the possibility of study offered by the stupendous medieval frescoes and the library of S. Scolastica. - 3 Monastery of San Benedetto, Via S. Benedetto, snc. The Monastery of St. Benedict of Subiaco was built around the Sacro Speco, the place of residence of the young St. Benedict of Norcia.
free. The Ponte di S. Francesco is located at the entrance of Subiaco along the Via Sublacense, coming from Rome it is clearly visible on the right. The medieval bridge was built over the River Aniene after Subiaco's war victory against the army of the city of Tivoli, won by the abbot Ademaro in the year 1358. It is a single-span bridge and "Donkey back" type. Towering over the span is a tower that controlled its passage and traffic. The entire artifact is built in blocks of local limestone, spongy and porous limestone called goldfinch and quarried in Subiaco at the current Ponte S. Mauro. Panoramic point of exceptional aesthetic value, the bridge was depicted in countless paintings by artists of the Grand Tour who went to the Benedictine monasteries of Subiaco attracted by the possibility of study offered by the stupendous medieval frescoes and the library of S. Scolastica.
