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Fountain of the Dolphins – Bishop’s Palace loop from Rieti
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Fountain of the Dolphins – Bishop’s Palace loop from Rieti
Easy
5
hikers
Fountain of the Dolphins – Bishop’s Palace loop from Rieti
01:18
4.94km
40m
Hiking
Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 15, 2026
Waypoints
A
Start point
Bus stop
1
3.62 km
Rieti, Center of Italy
Highlight • Settlement
Magnificent city
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Tip by
2
3.64 km
Fountain of the Dolphins
Highlight • Monument
3
3.72 km
Grand Hotel Quattro Stagioni
Highlight • Rest Area
Quattro Stagioni, Piazza Cesare Battisti 14, Rieti RI
The hotel is located in a restricted-traffic zone within the medieval walls that surround much of the city center, overlooking the Romanesque cathedral, in front of the magnificent Italian garden of Palazzo Vincentini, two minutes from Sabina Universitas and the shopping street, and in front of the elevator leading to the newly renovated Santa Lucia Cultural Center.
The strategic location also allows visitors to walk to the center of Italy (Umbilicus Italiae, as Rieti's Marco Terenzio Varrone called it) in Piazza San Rufo, whose church houses a wonderful organ and a Guardian Angel by Caravaggio.
Text / Source: Quattro Stagioni, Piazza Cesare Battisti 14, IT-02100 Rieti RI
Internet: hotelquattrostagionirieti.com
The hotel is located in a restricted-traffic zone within the medieval walls that surround much of the city center, overlooking the Romanesque cathedral, in front of the magnificent Italian garden of Palazzo Vincentini, two minutes from Sabina Universitas and the shopping street, and in front of the elevator leading to the newly renovated Santa Lucia Cultural Center.
The strategic location also allows visitors to walk to the center of Italy (Umbilicus Italiae, as Rieti's Marco Terenzio Varrone called it) in Piazza San Rufo, whose church houses a wonderful organ and a Guardian Angel by Caravaggio.
Text / Source: Quattro Stagioni, Piazza Cesare Battisti 14, IT-02100 Rieti RI
Internet: hotelquattrostagionirieti.com
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Tip by
4
3.73 km
Palazzo Vincentini, Piazza Cesare Battisti, Rieti
Highlight • Historical Site
Palazzo Governo, Piazza Cesare, Rieti
Prefecture of Rieti / Prefecture - Territorial Office of the Government of Rieti
Historical Notes on the Government Palace
The Palazzo Vincentini, located in Piazza Cesare Battisti in Rieti, is remembered in ancient documents as Casa Poiana, since the powerful Marco Antonio Vincentini purchased it from the Poiani family of Amelia in 1589. Renovation work began that same year and was completed after 1624. According to literary tradition, the architect responsible for the construction was the 19th-century painter Jacopo Barozzi, known as Vignola. The palace, in the late Mannerist style, has an elegant door on its main façade, decorated with the family coat of arms with the flame in the center, five eight-pointed stars in the central band, and the sea in the background. When the Vincentini family sold the palace to the Province of Rieti in 1927 to provide a worthy home for the Prefecture, the garden fence was demolished, transforming it from a place of private entertainment into a place of popular assembly.
Inside the building are the Prefectural offices, and on the ground floor are the Prefect's private apartments.
From an artistic point of view, it is important to remember two valuable pictorial works by local artists active in the various fields.
On the ground floor, in front of the entrance, there is a small room painted by the painter Arduino Angelucci (Rieti 1901-1981), who in 1931 created the pictorial decorations of the wall in tempera and the safe.
The murals tell the ancient history of Sabina through medallions, coats of arms, and monumental figures in niches celebrating the region's historically significant figures: the scholar Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC) and the Emperor Flavius Vespasian (9 AD).
The coats of arms of the most important villages of Sabina are highlighted: Rieti, Cittaducale, Poggio Mirteto, Fara Sabina, Orvinio, Leonessa, Borbona, Rocca Sinibalda, Borgorose, Amatrice, and Magliano.
In addition, views of the centers of Rieti, Vescovio, Amatrice, Farfa, and the forged bronze medallions depict four episodes from the Legends of the Sabine Women: the "Rape of the Sabine Women," the "Sacrifice to Rhea," the "Sacrifice to Saturn," and the "Sacred Spring."
Text / Source: Prefecture - Territorial Office of the Government of Rieti
www1.prefettura.it/rieti/contenuti/Cenni_storici_sul_palazzo_del_governo-8273.htm
Prefecture of Rieti / Prefecture - Territorial Office of the Government of Rieti
Historical Notes on the Government Palace
The Palazzo Vincentini, located in Piazza Cesare Battisti in Rieti, is remembered in ancient documents as Casa Poiana, since the powerful Marco Antonio Vincentini purchased it from the Poiani family of Amelia in 1589. Renovation work began that same year and was completed after 1624. According to literary tradition, the architect responsible for the construction was the 19th-century painter Jacopo Barozzi, known as Vignola. The palace, in the late Mannerist style, has an elegant door on its main façade, decorated with the family coat of arms with the flame in the center, five eight-pointed stars in the central band, and the sea in the background. When the Vincentini family sold the palace to the Province of Rieti in 1927 to provide a worthy home for the Prefecture, the garden fence was demolished, transforming it from a place of private entertainment into a place of popular assembly.
Inside the building are the Prefectural offices, and on the ground floor are the Prefect's private apartments.
From an artistic point of view, it is important to remember two valuable pictorial works by local artists active in the various fields.
On the ground floor, in front of the entrance, there is a small room painted by the painter Arduino Angelucci (Rieti 1901-1981), who in 1931 created the pictorial decorations of the wall in tempera and the safe.
The murals tell the ancient history of Sabina through medallions, coats of arms, and monumental figures in niches celebrating the region's historically significant figures: the scholar Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC) and the Emperor Flavius Vespasian (9 AD).
The coats of arms of the most important villages of Sabina are highlighted: Rieti, Cittaducale, Poggio Mirteto, Fara Sabina, Orvinio, Leonessa, Borbona, Rocca Sinibalda, Borgorose, Amatrice, and Magliano.
In addition, views of the centers of Rieti, Vescovio, Amatrice, Farfa, and the forged bronze medallions depict four episodes from the Legends of the Sabine Women: the "Rape of the Sabine Women," the "Sacrifice to Rhea," the "Sacrifice to Saturn," and the "Sacred Spring."
Text / Source: Prefecture - Territorial Office of the Government of Rieti
www1.prefettura.it/rieti/contenuti/Cenni_storici_sul_palazzo_del_governo-8273.htm
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Tip by
5
3.81 km
Rieti Historic Center
Highlight • Historical Site
Rieti - Historical and Natural Treasures of the Region
Rieti, a passport to all the historical and natural treasures of the region.
A historic center made up of architectural wonders and a history spanning centuries, reaching today: a small gem protected by perfectly preserved medieval walls, through which flows a river of brilliant crystalline colors.
"Visit Rieti" tells of the historical figures who have made the city famous over time, of the unspoiled nature to be experienced and discovered, of Mount Terminillo, beloved in summer and winter alike, of the Sacred Valley with its sanctuaries chosen by Saint Francis, now a destination for pilgrimages of all ages, of the beautiful popular traditions and those of the table, of sports, dance, and culture that, year after year, bear the name of the city, an increasingly popular destination for national and international events.
Rieti is all this and much more: it's what every tourist gives to the city with every visit, discovering aspects and places that can be experienced and viewed with different eyes each time, and feeling part of the beauty that characterizes it.
Text / Source: Official Tourist Portal of the City of Rieti
visitrieti.com
Rieti, a passport to all the historical and natural treasures of the region.
A historic center made up of architectural wonders and a history spanning centuries, reaching today: a small gem protected by perfectly preserved medieval walls, through which flows a river of brilliant crystalline colors.
"Visit Rieti" tells of the historical figures who have made the city famous over time, of the unspoiled nature to be experienced and discovered, of Mount Terminillo, beloved in summer and winter alike, of the Sacred Valley with its sanctuaries chosen by Saint Francis, now a destination for pilgrimages of all ages, of the beautiful popular traditions and those of the table, of sports, dance, and culture that, year after year, bear the name of the city, an increasingly popular destination for national and international events.
Rieti is all this and much more: it's what every tourist gives to the city with every visit, discovering aspects and places that can be experienced and viewed with different eyes each time, and feeling part of the beauty that characterizes it.
Text / Source: Official Tourist Portal of the City of Rieti
visitrieti.com
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Tip by
6
3.82 km
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Rieti
Highlight • Religious Site
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta, Rieti
The Cathedral of Saint Mary, Mother of God
The Cathedral of Rieti, dedicated to Santa Maria Madre di Dio and commonly known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was rebuilt on the foundations of the early Christian basilica, documented since the fifth century, between 1109 and 1225.
The lower basilica, consecrated in 1157 and striking for its sober and composed forms, is divided into nine naves supported by columns made from the rubble of ancient Roman buildings, among which stands out a milestone of the consular salaria.
The upper basilica, in which the architectural lines of the Romanesque plan have remained intact, demonstrates the radical changes resulting from the adaptation of liturgical norms and the change in tastes and styles. Of particular value is the decoration of the main portal, which interprets the motif of acanthus spirals, with clear classical assonance, reinterpreted in the Christian iconography of the Tree of Life.
Text / Source: Official Tourist Portal of the City of Rieti
visitrieti.com/2020/01/25/la-cattedrale-di-s-maria-madre-di-dio
The Cathedral of Saint Mary, Mother of God
The Cathedral of Rieti, dedicated to Santa Maria Madre di Dio and commonly known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was rebuilt on the foundations of the early Christian basilica, documented since the fifth century, between 1109 and 1225.
The lower basilica, consecrated in 1157 and striking for its sober and composed forms, is divided into nine naves supported by columns made from the rubble of ancient Roman buildings, among which stands out a milestone of the consular salaria.
The upper basilica, in which the architectural lines of the Romanesque plan have remained intact, demonstrates the radical changes resulting from the adaptation of liturgical norms and the change in tastes and styles. Of particular value is the decoration of the main portal, which interprets the motif of acanthus spirals, with clear classical assonance, reinterpreted in the Christian iconography of the Tree of Life.
Text / Source: Official Tourist Portal of the City of Rieti
visitrieti.com/2020/01/25/la-cattedrale-di-s-maria-madre-di-dio
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Tip by
7
3.83 km
Monument to Saint Francis of Assisi
Highlight • Monument
The statue was commissioned by Monsignor Massimo Rinaldi, created by the sculptor Cristo Giordano Nicoletti from Rieti, and solemnly inaugurated on November 25, 1927.
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8
3.86 km
Bishop’s Palace
Highlight • Historical Site
The palace was built between 1283 and 1288 by Maestro Andrea. As it was damaged by several earthquakes over the centuries, it was repeatedly rebuilt and remodeled. For example, after the earthquake of 1298, the Arco di Bonifacio VIII was erected.
On the ground floor, space was created for various shops, which were used until the beginning of the 20th century. Today, exhibitions (e.g. a life-size nativity scene) take place there.
On the ground floor, space was created for various shops, which were used until the beginning of the 20th century. Today, exhibitions (e.g. a life-size nativity scene) take place there.
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B
4.94 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.31 km
1.97 km
549 m
112 m
Surfaces
2.48 km
1.52 km
940 m
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