Posta

What to see?

Due to its importance in the history of Posta, tourists can’t miss a visit to the remains of the castle of Machilone, of which only a few walls barely emerge from the ground. Also important is the ancient Porta della Gabella, where taxes on the goods were paid and to which the village owes its name. Other important religious monuments are present in the municipality, the oldest being the church of Santa Rufina, considered the mother church of the village and located on the road to Bacugno. The church, probably built on the ruins of a temple of the goddess Vacunea, dates back to the 12th century, as witnessed by the Papal Bull of 1153. The current structure is the result of the complete reconstruction of the original church, whose construction began in 1137 and ended in 1184, when the altar was consecrated. Another unmissable church is dedicated to the second patron saint of Posta, San Felice; it dates back to 1300 and was rebuilt after the terrible earthquake that razed to the ground the entire town. The church was rebuilt very quickly because in the year of the first jubilee, under Pope Boniface VIII, it had serve as a refreshment point for pilgrims who were on their way to Rome through the Via Salaria. One of the most significant monuments of the village is the Church of "Sant'Antonio" dating back to the 14th century, together with the convent that housed the nuns devoted to St. Mary Magdalene. During the 1500s both passed to the Augustinian Hermit friars until the 19th century, when the confraternity of Sant'Antonio took over it. Due to the earthquake of 1997, the structure is not yet accessible but renovation work is underway. For those who love trekking and nature walks, we suggest to visit Valle Scura, one of the most beautiful and wild valleys in the province of Rieti, crossed by hiking paths and immersed in a very suggestive landscape, characterized by a series of suggestive waterfalls visible at the bottom of the valley