
Poggio Mirteto is located on a 'hill' which dominates the surrounding area in a countryside full of an evergreen tree with white flowers: the 'myrtle'. Its history dates from the Sabine and Roman periods highlighted by the legend of "The Rape of the Sabine Women" which demonstrates the close connection between the two peoples. During the Roman period this area was full of rustic villas. After a period of neglect, Poggio Mirteto reappeared for the first time in the registers of the Abbey of Farda in 988. In the fifteenth century it successfully resisted the Neapolitan troops led by the Alfonso, Duke of Calabria. Among his vassals were the Farnese families, Orsini, Mattei and Bonaccorsi. In 1816 it became district capital of the Papal States. In 1837 it received the title of city by Pope Gregory XVI.
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Villa "Baths of Lucilla"
The villa called "Baths of Lucilla" has a system of terraces typical in Sabina. The…

Church of San Rocco
The church began as a chapel in the mid-sixteenth century was subsequently demolished. In 1779…

Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The neoclassical Cathedral was built between 1641 and 1725. The facade is brick and the…
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Poggiano Carnevalone
Poggio Mirteto celebrates a transgressive and irreverent carnival that dates back at least to 1579,…

Poggiano Carnevalone
Poggio Mirteto celebrates a transgressive and irreverent carnival that dates back at least to 1579,…

Garibaldina Band
Giuseppe Garibaldi passed through Poggio Mirteto 6 July 1849 with his wife Anita, and he…

The Mubam (Museum of Musical Bands)
The Mubam is a dynamic cultural centre divided into two sections. One concerns Musical Bands…