Tito Flavio Vespasiano
With a magnificent theater bearing its name in the historic centre of the city of Rieti, Tito Flavio Vespasiano, the founder of Rome, was born in Sabina, in Cittareale. Here,…
The Franciscan Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo
A few kilometers from Rieti, on the top of a wooded hill, the sanctuary of Fonte Colombo stands surrounded by silence and peace At the time of Saint Francis, the…
Rieti and the Velino River
“The rivers have always attracted me. The fascination is perhaps in that continuous passage of theirs remaining unchanged, in that going on remaining, in that being of theirs a sort…
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Mother of God
The cathedral of Rieti dedicated to Santa Maria Madre di Dio (Saint Mary Mother of God), also known as Saint Mary of the Assumption, was built on the foundations of the early Christian basilica, documented…
The Basilica of S. Agostino
The conventual complex of St. Agostino was established at the time of the Magna Unio in the area interested by the urban development decreed by the Municipality in 1252. The basilica…
The Church of St. Francesco
During the 1240’s the conventual complex of Saint Francis was built on the right bank of the Velino River. Near the church, in Romanesque style, there’s the sixteenth-century bell tower of…
The Church of St. Domenico
In 1263, the Provincial Chapter of the Dominican Order established the opening of a convent in the city of Rieti, where the founder of the order itself, Domenico di Guzman, had…
The Town Hall
Seat of the political life of the city and of the Civic Museum, the Town Hall overlooks Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. Dating back to the thirteenth century, in reality it…
Palazzo Vincentini and the Vignola’s Lodge and Gardens
Is the seat of the Prefecture since 1927, when Rieti was designated as the provincial capital. It was declared national monument as early as 1902. In 1589 Marco Antonio Vincentini…
The Papal Palace
The thirteen-century Palazzo Papale (Papal Palace), is a historic building standing next to the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption).The reconstruction of the Papal…