Tagliacozzo

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Marica MassaroTagliacozzoobeliscoMarsica2 CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroTagliacozzo view CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroFacciata teatro Talia CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroFaggeta monte Midia CC BY-SA 4.0
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Marica MassaroIppodromo dei Marsi CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroLa piazza dell'Obelisco CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroMadonna del Soccorso Tagliacozzo CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroObelisco Tagliacozzo CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroPalazzo ducale in Tagliacozzo CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroSantissima Annunziata Tagliacozzo CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroStatua Dante a Tagliacozzo CC BY-SA 4.0
Marica MassaroStazione di Tagliacozzo CC BY-SA 4.0

The town grew at 740 metres on the slopes of Monte Civita, and its name may come from the Latin for 'a cut in the rock', after the cleft between Civita and the next peak. On the nearby Palentini plains Charles of Anjou defeated Conradin in 1268, a battle Dante recalls in the Inferno. The Orsini later ran a mint here and built the Palazzo Ducale.

Highlights

Palazzo Ducale, with a Renaissance portal and a loggia frescoed in the 15th century
The convent of San Francesco, with the relics of Blessed Tommaso da Celano
The 18th-century fountain in Piazza dell'Obelisco
The Museo Orientale in the sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Oriente
The Festival internazionale di Mezza Estate, in July and August

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

Population: 6,436

Things to see

Madonna del Soccorso (IT)
Parco geologico risorgenti dell'Imele (IT)
Teatro Talia (IT)
Museo Orientale e Santuario di Santa Maria dell'Oriente (IT)

Events through the year

Procession to the Madonna dell'Oriente Religious · 13 JanuaryThanksgiving for being spared by the 1915 and 2009 earthquakes
Good Friday procession Religious · Good FridayHooded men in black tunics walk the old town streets
Solemnity of the Volto Santo Religious · Sunday after EasterThe Colonna family's Holy Face painting carried to piazza dell'Obelisco
Feasts of Saint Anthony of Padua Religious · 13 June and last Sunday of August
Ascanio Historical · Second week of JulyRenaissance food, crafts, archers, flag-wavers and fire-eaters
Mezza Estate International Festival Music and arts · July and AugustDance, drama, music, jazz and opera with international companies
Gironi Divini Music and arts · Second-to-last week of AugustCultural event devoted to Dante and the Divine Comedy

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

Adapted from Wikipedia (Tagliacozzo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

Gnocchetti with chickpeasBread and pasta
Lamb with cheese and eggsDish
Polenta with sausageDish
Spuntature in scifelletteDishPork ribs served in wooden dishes called scifellette
Marica MassaroGrano Solina CC BY-SA 4.0
Solina wheat breads (IT)Bread and pastaArtisan breads made with ancient Solina wheat flour

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Where to sleep

3 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 1
B&Bs and guest houses 1
Campsites 1

Nearby member villages

Collalto Sabino · 19 km
Subiaco · 20 km
Orvinio · 27 km
Percile · 29 km
Castel di Tora · 29 km