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La Chiocciola Neighbourhood Subiaco Convento di San Francesco Monastero di Santa Scolastica Monastero di San Benedetto Monte Livata Parco Naturale Monti Simbruini Le Grotte di Collepardo Sport e tempo libero Products Neighbourhood Subiaco Subiaco is a township of 8.931 inhabitants within the province of Rome, at an altitude of 408 m in the upper Aniene valley, on the river’s right bank. The picturesque medieval village, stands on a rocky crag at the point where the river emerges from the wild limestone gorge which is the site of the Benedictine monasteries of Sacro Speco and of St. Scolastica Saint. It is a centre of the highest religious and artistic interest. Besides the famous Benedictine Monasteries, the town offers other remarkable places of interest. Among these are the Rocca (Palace) of the Borgia family, constructed around 1077 by Abbot Giovanni V, who created a magnificent feudal castle. This was substantially restored in 1476 by the Spanish cardinal Rodrigo Borgia who fortified it militarily and lived in it with his family. Both Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia were born here. The Cathedral of S. Andrea was rebuilt in its present imposing form by order of Pope Pius VI.. The interior is in the form of a Latin cross measuring 64x22x20 metres, and includes a paining of Christ from the workshop of Raphael, as well as works by Nocchi and Cavakkucci. To the right of the main altar there is an image of Our Lady by Sebastiano Conca, that is believed to have miraculously moved its eyes on four occasions.

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