Tourism: the Cathedral, Rieti Sotterranea, the Valle Santa and Terminillo
The regional tourism portal cites in Rieti the 12th-century Cathedral, the Museo Civico, the Oratory of San Pietro Martire, Rieti Sotterranea, the Franciscan sanctuaries of the Valle Santa and Mount Terminillo; events include the international athletics meeting and the Festa del Sole.
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- Cathedral: a 12th-century building with an impressive bell tower.
- Museo Civico, in the Palazzo Comunale: paintings, sculptures and gold artefacts from the late Renaissance.
- Oratory of San Pietro Martire: a Last Judgment mural cycle by the Torresani brothers (1552–1554).
- Rieti Sotterranea: preserves a Roman viaduct that raised the Via Salaria above the Velino's floods.
- Valle Santa: four Franciscan sanctuaries; the convent of Fonte Colombo is called "the Franciscan Mount Sinai".
- Terminillo: the Temple of San Francesco, at 1,623 m in Pian de' Valli, has an apse with one of the largest modern single-subject mosaics; at the foot of the mountain the Riserva Naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile, a birdwatching site.
Events
The portal cites the "Città di Rieti" International Track and Field Meeting, held at the Raul Guidobaldi stadium since 1971, and gliding competitions at the local airport; each year the Festa del Sole in mid-July, with ten districts racing along the Velino, the Rieti–Terminillo hill climb between late July and early August, the Pizzicotti festival in mid-August at Lisciano, Le Osterie dei Pozzi and Rieti Cuore Piccante (a chili pepper fair) at the end of August.
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Updated: 2026-10-20
Reviewed: 10/22/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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