Rieti is one of those cities where you will probably find almost no tourists and that a lot of people never consider visiting.
Although almost no one is visiting this city there are some pros and cons when it comes to visiting this town.
The most important pro is that you will be able to find genuine and awesome food for a very cheap price, the cons instead are that not a lot of things can be visited with ease.
Rieti is located not too far from the nicest waterfalls in Italy called le Cascate Delle Marmore, this place is absolutely a place you need to go.
Rieti is also located not too far from mount Terminillo which is a place where people go skiing during the winter.
If you are ready to discover all the best places to go to Rieti and what kind of food to eat read this guide.
Rieti is a truly Roman city that preserves many things to discover both from the roman ages and the medieval ages.
In fact, there are roads where it is still possible to see the marks of the roman wagon that were carrying salt on the via Salaria.
Piazza San Francesco is the most important square in Rieti with the Gothic-Romanesque church of San Francesco. From here you go up towards the Monastery of Santa Chiara.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II is the highest point in the city and the oldest area of Rieti, from there you will be able to see a nice view of the city.
The hills of the Sabina are covered with olive plants and you can find monasteries, abbeys, medieval villages where time seems to stand still, oak forests and beautiful things.
The Tito Flavio Vespasiano Municipal Theater is unmissable, inside you can find decorations and frescoes of the dome and for the perfect acoustics that make it a real jewel of theatrical architecture.
The surroundings of Rieti have countless sanctuaries and monasteries. Some roads are made along the Cammino di Francesco, here you will find the most beautiful roads in Italy.
Certain itineraries can be traveled on foot or by bicycle and some people cross the Sabina region in the footsteps of Saint Francis.
Some other monuments and museum worth a visit are:
Fregnacce Alla Reatina is a typical dish formed by a circular folded pasta sheet, which is prepared with water, flour and salt.
Inside you can find beaten lard, celery, onion, chopped tomatoes, salt, and chili more recently they are prepared with meat sauce with a sprinkling of mature pecorino cheese from Lazio.
Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana is a very popular dish worldwide, the spaghetti is cooked with bacon and you probably know them already.
Here in Rieti, we are not too far from the city of Amatrice which is the city where you will find the best spaghetti all’ Amatriciana of Italy.
If you want to check out some recipes here is a good link of these plates:
Rieti is a city off the beaten path that not a lot of people decide to visit because it is not very popular and awesome.
If you are someone who likes the history and the Romans it is definitely a place to discover and on top of the several roman buildings that you will find you will eat like a king.
The culinary culture of this region Lazio is absolutely great, here in Rieti you will find dishes like the spaghetti all’ amatriciana and they will be the best of your life.
The roads called the Cammino di San Francesco are considered to be some of the most beautiful roads you can walk and explore in Italy.
The city of Rieti is also not too far from the most beautiful waterfall in Italy called the Cascate Delle Marmore.
I hope that by now you have some interest at least walking on the Cammino di San Francesco and exploring the city.
My advice is to rent a car because for instance there is not even a train that goes directly to Rieti from Rome. You will need to drop off in Terni and then get a train for Rieti so it is not very convenient.
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