Greccio

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Fiat 500eGreccio la piazza principale CC BY-SA 4.0
Chris LightSP 1C vista dal Santuario di Greccio CC BY-SA 4.0
Fiat 500eSanctuary of Greccio CC BY 4.0
FlorixcUn angolo del santuario a greccio CC BY-SA 3.0
Christopher John SSF from Stroud, NSW, Australia20090715 Greccio 036 (3905592936)CC BY 2.0
Christopher John SSF from Stroud, NSW, Australia20110517 Greccio 041 (5761867063)CC BY 2.0
Alessandro AntonelliAbbazia di San Pastore (Contigliano) dal sentiero 03 CC BY 3.0
Fiaba77Case del Borgo incantato! Uno dei Borghi più Belli d'Italia CC BY-SA 4.0
Fiat 500eChapel of the First Live Nativity CC BY 4.0
Gunnar Bach PedersenCribPublic domain
Gunnar Bach PedersenGreccio villagePublic domain
Alessandro AntonelliGreccio visto da Terria 01 crop CC BY 3.0

At Christmas 1223 Saint Francis staged the first living Nativity in a cave near this hill town, and the friars' sanctuary built around it still clings to a rock face among holm oaks. The village, 705 metres up on the edge of the Rieti plain, keeps three of its six medieval towers, a nativity museum and 26 murals by international artists along its lanes.

Highlights

The Franciscan sanctuary and its Cappella del Presepio, built in 1228
Museo Internazionale del Presepio, in the restored church of Santa Maria
Sentiero degli Artisti, an open-air trail of 26 Franciscan-themed murals
Church of San Michele at the top of a flight of steps
The Cappelletta at 1,205 metres, overlooking the whole Rieti valley

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Greccio (IT), Greccio (EN)), Wikivoyage (Greccio). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 1,495

Things to see

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel Religious · 29 September
Living nativity of Saint Francis Seasonal · ChristmasLocals in period dress re-enact the 1223 first nativity at the Sanctuary

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Greccio (IT), Greccio (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Lazio

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Jon SullivanPecorino romano cheesePublic domain
Pecorino romanoCheese
it:Lasagnolo9Ricotta fresca CC BY-SA 4.0
RicottaCheese
Penne all'arrabbiataBread and pasta
Pasta with broccoliBread and pasta
Pasta with broad beansBread and pasta
Jerome ProhaskaPuntarelle stehend CC BY-SA 4.0
PuntarelleLocal produceShoots of bitter chicory