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      • Gaeta
      • Sperlonga
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      • Nettuno
      • Sabaudia
      • Anzio
      • Formia
      • Santa Marinella
      • Ladispoli
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        • Sermoneta
        • Calcata
        • Cervara di Roma
        • Ceccano
        • San Felice Circeo
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        • Montefiascone
        • Orte
        • Mugnano in Teverina
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        • Anagni
        • Tarquinia
        • Tivoli
        • Cassino
        • Fiuggi
        • Sora
        • Palestrina
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        • Vitorchiano
        • Soriano nel Cimino
        • Bomarzo
        • Nepi
        • Sutri
        • Grotte di Castro
        • Civita Castellana
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        • Trevignano Romano
        • Castel di Tora
        • Bolsena
        • Anguillara Sabazia
        • Bracciano
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        • Castel Gandolfo
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      • Greccio
      • Foglia
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      • Percile
      • Castro dei Volsci
      • Orvinio
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      • Santa Severa
      • Torvaianica
      • Lavinio
      • Marina di Ardea
      • Lido di Maccarese
      • Fregene
      • Marina di Cerveteri
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      • Lake Bolsena
      • Lake Bracciano
      • Lake Turano
      • Lake Albano
      • Lake Nemi
      • Lake Vico
      • Lake Martignano
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      • Abruzzo Lazio & Molise National Park
      • Circeo National Park
      • Veio Regional Park
      • Decima Malafede Regional Park
      • Rieti Valley
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      • Villa d'Este (Tivoli)
      • Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
      • Etruscan Necropolis of Cerveteri
      • Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia
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      • Garden of Ninfa
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      • Ostia Antica
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      • Rome Fiumicino Airport
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      • Rieti Province
      • Viterbo Province

Rieti

Rieti


The city of Rieti is the capital city of the Province of Rieti with a population of 47,149 inhabitants.

Standing at an elevation of 405 metres above sea level, it covers a total area of 206 km² and lies 80 kilometres north east of Rome, the capital city of Lazio. 

The main sights of Rieti include its cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta), its city walls and the Ponte Romano bridge. The city's Piazza San Rufo is considered the exact centre of Italy. 
The main square in Rieti is Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and from here you can easily reach the main sights on foot. Local buses are available to reach the smaller towns in the local area while the city also has a train station, located a 7 minute walk from the centre, around 500 metres away.

By train you can reach Rome Tiburtina station in just under two hours and the same train includes stops along the way in Terni (Umbria) and Lazio's hill town of Orte. 

​By car you can reach Rome in 1 hour 26 minutes (80 km) or the fellow provincial capitals as follows: Viterbo - 1 hr 16 minutes (93 km), Frosinone - 1 hour 47 minutes (147 km) or Latina in 2 hours 8 minutes (161 km).

The two most convenient airports for Rieti are Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino; in terms of journey time there's nothing between them, both are reachable in an hour and 25 minutes but Ciampino is the slightly closer of the two geographically: 94 kilometres away. 

Accommodation options in Rieti include 8 hotels, 17 bed & breakfasts and 6 private apartments while nearby places of interest include the Rieti Valley, Greccio, Castel di Tora, Lake Turano and Foglia.

Category: Major Cities & Towns of Lazio

Administrative area: ​Capital of Rieti Province

Population: 47,149

Highlights: Rieti Cathedral, Ponte Romano, City Walls

​Close by: Rieti Valley, Greccio, Castel di Tora, Lake Turano, Foglia

Recommended accommodation: Park Hotel Villa Potenziani
Public transport: Central train station, local buses

By train: Orte - 1 hr 15 mins, Rome (Tiburtina) - 1 hr 52 mins
By car: ​​​Viterbo - 1 hr 16 mins (93 km), Rome - 1 hr 29 mins (80 km)
​

By air: ​​​Rome Ciampino 1 hr 23 mins, Rome Fiumicino - 1 hr 24 mins


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      • Civitavecchia
      • Ostia
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    • Seaside Towns of Lazio >
      • Gaeta
      • Sperlonga
      • Terracina
      • Nettuno
      • Sabaudia
      • Anzio
      • Formia
      • Santa Marinella
      • Ladispoli
    • Scenic Towns of Lazio >
      • Hill Towns of Lazio >
        • Sermoneta
        • Calcata
        • Cervara di Roma
        • Ceccano
        • San Felice Circeo
        • Rocca Canterano
        • Montefiascone
        • Orte
        • Mugnano in Teverina
      • Historic Towns of Lazio >
        • Tuscania
        • Anagni
        • Tarquinia
        • Tivoli
        • Cassino
        • Fiuggi
        • Sora
        • Palestrina
      • Tuscia - Etruscan Towns of Lazio >
        • Vitorchiano
        • Soriano nel Cimino
        • Bomarzo
        • Nepi
        • Sutri
        • Grotte di Castro
        • Civita Castellana
      • Lakeside Towns of Lazio >
        • Trevignano Romano
        • Castel di Tora
        • Bolsena
        • Anguillara Sabazia
        • Bracciano
        • Capodimonte
      • Castelli Romani (Roman Castles) >
        • Nemi
        • Castel Gandolfo
        • Frascati
        • Albano Laziale
        • Marino
        • Ariccia
        • Genzano di Roma
      • Orange Flag Towns of Lazio >
        • Leonessa
        • San Donato Val di Comino
        • Bassiano
      • Ghost Towns of Lazio >
        • Celleno
    • Lazio's Borghi Piu Belli d'Italia >
      • Civita di Bagnoregio
      • Torre Alfina
      • Subiaco
      • Greccio
      • Foglia
      • Canterano
      • Percile
      • Castro dei Volsci
      • Orvinio
    • Beach Resorts of Lazio >
      • Santa Severa
      • Torvaianica
      • Lavinio
      • Marina di Ardea
      • Lido di Maccarese
      • Fregene
      • Marina di Cerveteri
    • Lakes of Lazio >
      • Lake Bolsena
      • Lake Bracciano
      • Lake Turano
      • Lake Albano
      • Lake Nemi
      • Lake Vico
      • Lake Martignano
    • Parks of Lazio >
      • Abruzzo Lazio & Molise National Park
      • Circeo National Park
      • Veio Regional Park
      • Decima Malafede Regional Park
      • Rieti Valley
    • UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Lazio >
      • Villa d'Este (Tivoli)
      • Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
      • Etruscan Necropolis of Cerveteri
      • Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia
    • Gardens of Lazio >
      • Villa Lante
      • Mostri Park - Bomarzo Gardens
      • Garden of Ninfa
    • Islands of Lazio >
      • Ponza
      • Ventotene
      • Santo Stefano (Pontine)
    • Historical Sights of Lazio >
      • Montecassino Abbey
      • Villa Farnese (Caprarola)
      • Fossanova Abbey
    • Archaeological Sites of Lazio >
      • Ostia Antica
      • Vulci
      • Ferento Roman Theatre
  • Travel
    • Airports in Lazio >
      • Rome Fiumicino Airport
      • Rome Ciampino Airport
    • Sea Ports of Lazio
  • Lazio Hotels
  • Lazio
    • Provinces of Lazio >
      • Metropolitan City of Rome
      • Frosinone Province
      • Latina Province
      • Rieti Province
      • Viterbo Province