| Towers in Sabina | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lazio | |
| Territory | Sabina | |
| Altitude | 275 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 26.31 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.256 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Torresi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0765 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 02049 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. John the Baptist (June 24) | |
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Towers in Sabina is a center of the Lazio.
To know
Geographical notes
On the reliefs of the Sabina, is 33 km from Rieti, 32 from Narni, 32 from Terni, 58 from Terminillo.
Background
The first signs of Torri in medieval times date back to 747, when in the register of Farfa the donation to the abbey of a appears casalis Turris; this donation is confirmed in the following centuries up to 1084. Instead, the attestation of the existence of a castle, which appears to be the property of the Holy See in 1364, dates back to 1298. who kept the property until the death of Flavio Orsini's wife, Anna de la Tremouille, in 1728. From this date Torri returned to the ownership of the Holy See. In 1817 the town became part, as an autonomous municipality, of the governorate of Calvi. After the unification of Italy, the municipality was first assigned to the province of Perugia, in 1923 to the province of Rome and finally from 1927 it became part of the new province of Rieti.
How to orient yourself
Torri in Sabina: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the hamlets of Rocchette, Santa Lucia and Vescovio.
How to get
By plane
- Rome Ciampino Airport
- Rome Fiumicino Airport
By car
Autostrada del Sole A1, exit at Ponzano Romano / Soratte, go through Forano and following the signs continue towards Torri in Sabina.
Autostrada del Sole A1, exit at Ponzano Romano / Soratte, go through Forano and following the signs continue towards Torri in Sabina.On the train
The nearest railway stations are:
The nearest railway stations are:- Station of Poggio Mirteto (About 14 km) on the slow line Rome – Florence and on the Rome – Ancona ;
- Station of They stimulate (About 16 km) on the line: Orte - Rome - Fiumicino ;
From the stations continue by bus with the Cotral Autolinee (website: www.cotralspa.it/).
By bus
Cotral bus lines [1]
Cotral bus lines How to get around
What see
Entrance of the church of Santa Maria della Lode
- Church of Santa Maria della Lode (to Vescovio). The Romanesque church of Santa Maria della Lode is located in Vescovìo, a locality in the municipality of Torri in Sabina. Also known by the names of "Cathedral of Sabina" and "Santa Maria in Vescovìo", it stands on the plain where the ancient Roman city of Novum Forum. Its construction began in the eighth century; it was then destroyed by the Saracens and rebuilt and restored several times.
- The single-nave interior is decorated with a fresco dating back to the 13th-14th centuries depicting the Last Judgment and episodes from the Old and New Testament.
- The semi-annular crypt dates back to the 11th century and the imposing bell tower, made up mostly of material from the remains of the ancient Forum Novum, dates from the 10th - 11th centuries.
- Church of San Giovanni Battista. Already mentioned by the sources in the 14th century, it preserves a 6th century artefact reused as a baptismal font, a painting by Vincenzo Camuccini (19th century) depicting the Madonna del Rifugio, and important Umbrian school paintings;
- Other churches in the town are: San Nicola di Bari, Madonna del Colle and Sant'Egidio.
- Medieval fortifications (Rocchette and Rocchettine). The two medieval fortified settlements named Rocchette is Reels, the earliest records of which date back to the 14th century, both belonged to the Savelli family. Today Rocchette has been transformed into an inhabited center, while Rocchettine has been in a state of neglect since the early 1950s. Inside the church of San Lorenzo, recently restored, open to the public only on 10 August (the day of San Lorenzo, patron saint of Rocchettine) can be visited on request.
Archaeological sites
- Novum Forum. Novum Forum (later called Bishopric) was a Roman merchant center located in the current territory of Torri in Sabina.
- In the first century it was elevated to the dignity of municipium and was therefore mentioned by Pliny in the Naturalis Historia.
- It was active from the Republican age until the 4th century AD, when a market was still present and, even with a small population, it continued to survive thanks also to the establishment of an episcopal see, hence the term Vescovìo. The colony was finally destroyed during the Saracen raids of the 9th century culminating in that of 846 and the Romanesque church of Santa Maria della Lode was built on its vestiges.
- The first archaeological research, up to the beginning of the 80s, revealed the presence of a basilica, a templar complex, part of the forum and other associated buildings of indefinite function.
- New research was undertaken in 1997 by the British School at Rome and thanks to geophysical surveys and through Georadar it was understood that the area should not be very populated; the only domestic buildings found were small tabernae, even if an urban villa was identified near the city center, as well as an amphitheater and the spa complex; it was therefore assumed that the center should have a rural character, with monuments erected thanks to the contribution of local elites. Other very recent excavations (2013) have identified the path of the aqueduct, largely preserved and functioning.
Events and parties
- Feast of the Cellars.
First Saturday of July. As per tradition, this event is organized that revives the famous peasant traditions now surpassed by modern times. - St. John Baptist. June 24. Patronal feast.
First Saturday of July. As per tradition, this event is organized that revives the famous peasant traditions now surpassed by modern times.What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 L'Oasi di Vescovio restaurant, Vocabolo Vescovio, ☎ 39 0765 608032, @http://www.loasidivescovio.it.
- 2 [link not working]La Pineta Da Dario, Bivio Vescovio, 69, ☎ 39 0765 608168. Also hotel.
- Taste in the square, Piazza Roma, 4, ☎ 39 0765 62246. Trattoria.
Where stay
Safety
Pharmacy
- 1 Towers, Foronovo Course 2, ☎ 39 0765 62480.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 2 Italian post, Via Porta Ternana, 1, ☎ 39 0765 62286.
Around
- Rieti - Considered by the authors of the classical age the geographical center of Italy (Umbilicus Italiae) was founded at the beginning of the Iron Age and became an important city of the Sabines; still today its territory is identified as "Sabina".
- Terni - Actively industrial city, nevertheless it has a historical center of good interest. A few kilometers away are the spectacular ones Marmore Falls they are a destination of great tourist attraction.
- Waterfall marmore - Spectacular waterfall on the border between Umbria is Lazio, created by the deviation of the Velino river in Roman times, it is the destination of an enormous flow of tourists who admire this marvel of nature of undeniable charm.
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.
Useful information
- 3 Pro Loco, piazza Roma 6, @[email protected].
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