A Sabine provincial capital ringed by medieval walls along the Velino river, Rieti is held to mark the geographic centre of Italy, a point noted in its main piazza.
The Franciscan sanctuaries of the surrounding Sacred Valley draw pilgrims.
Geographic centre of Italy, Franciscan Sacred Valley.
Illustration · Rieti
A Sabine provincial capital ringed by medieval walls along the Velino river, Rieti is held to mark the geographic centre of Italy, a point noted in its main piazza.
The Franciscan sanctuaries of the surrounding Sacred Valley draw pilgrims.