Norba
Norba, an ancient town of Latium, Italy. It is situated 1 mile northwest of the modern town of Norma, on the western edge of the Volscian Mountains or Monti Lepini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological site near Norma, Italy; site of a Latin colony established by Rome in 492 BCE
- Also known as: “Norba (Latium)”, “Parco Archeologico dell’Antica Norba”, and “Rovine di Norba”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porta Maggiore and Valvisciolo Abbey.
Porta Maggiore
City gate
Photo: pietro scerrato, CC BY 3.0.
Porta Maggiore is a city gate, which is situated 390 metres southeast of Norba.
Valvisciolo Abbey
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valvisciolo Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the province of Latina, central Italy, near the towns of Sermoneta and Ninfa. It is an example of rigorous Romanesque-Cistercian architecture, considered a masterpiece of that style in central Italy second only to the nearby Fossanova Abbey. Valvisciolo Abbey is situated 3 km southeast of Norba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norma and Sermoneta.
Norma
Village
Sermoneta
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sermoneta is a hill town and comune in the province of Latina, central Italy. It is a walled hill town, with a 13th-century Romanesque church, the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta and a massive castle, built by the Annibaldi family then purchased and expanded by Caetani family in the 13th century.
Latina Scalo
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Latina Scalo is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Norba.
Norba
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Norma, Latina, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.5916° or 41° 35′ 30″ northLongitude
12.96007° or 12° 57′ 36″ eastElevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)Open location code
8FHJHXR6+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 130446944OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10300667Wikidata ID
Q2026618
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