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Rieti, in brief.

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.

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