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.

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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: “Mint of Norba”, “Norba (Latium)”, “Parco Archeologico dell’Antica Norba”, and “Rovine di Norba”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Maggiore and Church tower of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Porta Maggiore

City gate

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Porta Maggiore is a city gate, which is situated 390 metres southeast of Norba.

Church tower of Santa Maria Maggiore

Ruins

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Church tower of Santa Maria Maggiore is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Norba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norma and Sermoneta.

Norma

Village

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Norma is a comune in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Rome and about 14 kilometres northeast of Latina in the Monti Lepini range.

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.