Demonym(s) Vellepietrani Dialing code 0774 Area 51.5 km² 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 | |
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.
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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(Text) CC BY-SA