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Vallepietra

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Country
  
Italy

Demonym(s)
  
Vellepietrani

Dialing code
  
0774

Area
  
51.5 km²

Region
  
Lazio

Dialling code
  
0774

Elevation
  
825 m (2,707 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
Official website

Local time
  
Saturday 12:24 AM

Postal code
  
00020

Vallepietra

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 46% Humidity

Province
  
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (RM)

Vallepietra is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Rome, in the Monti Simbruini area.

Contents

Map of 00020 Vallepietra Rome, Italy

Vallepietra borders the following municipalities: Camerata Nuova, Cappadocia, Filettino, Jenne, Subiaco, Trevi nel Lazio.

Main sights

Sanctuary of the Santissima Trinità, probably a rock settlement from the Neolithic era, and later a place of popular adoration connected to the Benedictine abbeys in Subiaco. It is still today the end of pilgrimages, often led by feet. The object of the popular adoration is a fresco portraying the Trinity, dating probably from the 12th century, and which has strong Byzantine influences.

References

Vallepietra Wikipedia