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Terminillo’s Sword in the Stone

Rieti, Italy

Terminillo's Sword in the Stone

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.
The hermit’s house seen from inside the cave with the well on the lower left

Rieti, Italy

Eremo di San Leonardo (San Leonardo Hermitage)

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.
Resti del Ponte Romano (Roman Bridge in Rieti)

Rieti, Italy

Resti del Ponte Romano (Roman Bridge in Rieti)

This ancient Roman bridge was a key feature of the ancient Via Salaria road.
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Piazza San Rufo, with the marker in the foreground.

Rieti, Italy

Umbilicus Italiae

The disputed geographic center, or "navel," of Italy.
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The monastery of Greccio.

Greccio, Italy

Santuario di Greccio (Sanctuary of Grecci)

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.
6 miles from Rieti
Ruins of the Church of San Vittorino.

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Sunken Church of San Vittorino

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.
7 miles from Rieti
The portal in Rivodutri.

Rivodutri, Italy

Alchemical Door of Rivodutri

A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.
7 miles from Rieti
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