Torri in Sabina
Considered one of the most beautiful Sabine villages in Lazio, it is a perfect destination to learn more about the wonderful territory to which it belongs: the Sabina.
Population
1.176
Area
26,1 km²
Altitude
275 m
Where is it?
Torri in Sabina is a village located 275 meters above sea level and covers an area of 26.31 square km.
What to see?
Torri in Sabina has a strong medieval imprint that entails having a continuous succession of religious and military architectures and important archaeological sites in the territory. The views from which it is possible to admire the expanses of olive trees, typical of the Sabine area, leave you breathless. The Church of Saint Mary of Vescovio is the most characteristic and unmissable place in the town. It is a powerful example of a Romanesque building that preserves the main characteristics of the 12th century and stands where Forum Novum, the ancient Roman city, was located. Inside, there are beautiful frescoes dating back to the same century of the building's construction: the church is one of the best known and most important monuments of the Sabina because it was the ancient Cathedral of the Sabines. The town church is that of San Giovanni Battista, a meeting point for the Christian community of the town: this preserves an artifact from the sixth century reused as a baptismal font, a canvas by Vincenzo Camuccini (19th century), and paintings of Umbrian history. For those who love art history, the Church of San Salvatore in Rocchette, restored in 1701, offers the vision of the pictures of Girolamo Troppa. He was a seventeenth-century artist who had his origins in the village and is present with his works in many churches and palaces in Rome and Lazio and has exhibited in the museums of Copenhagen, London, and New York. If you want to visit Torri in Sabina, you may stop at one of the most interesting archaeological sites in the area, namely the Forum Novum. It recalls how, in the Augustan era, this area was at its peak. Here, there are two medieval fortified settlements, called Rocchette and Rocchettine. The earliest records date to the 14th century and belong to the Savelli family. Nowadays, the Rocchette has been transformed into an inhabited center, while Rocchettine has been in a state of ruin since the early 1950s. The church of Saint Lawrence, recently restored, can be visited upon request.
