Valle Frasso

Valle Frasso is a locality in Cottanello, Rieti, Lazio. Valle Frasso is situated nearby to the locality Valle Medico, as well as near Fonte Bugiarda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Michele Arcangelo and Sanctuary of Greccio.

San Michele Arcangelo

Church

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San Michele Arcangelo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic parish church located in the center of the town of Greccio, in the province of Rieti, region of Lazio, Italy. San Michele Arcangelo is situated 2½ km northeast of Valle Frasso.

Sanctuary of Greccio

Monastery

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The Hermitage of Greccio Sanctuary is one of the four shrines erected by Saint Francis of Assisi in the Sacred Valley, along with the Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo, the Sanctuary of the Forest, and the convent of Poggio Bustone. Sanctuary of Greccio is situated 3½ km northeast of Valle Frasso.

Grotto of Crib

Church

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Grotto of Crib is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Valle Frasso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greccio and Contigliano.

Greccio

Village

Photo: Christopher John SSF, CC BY 2.0.

Greccio is an old hilltown and comune of the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, overhanging the Rieti Valley on a spur of the Monti Sabini, a sub-range of the Apennines, about 16 kilometres by road northwest of Rieti, the nearest large town. Greccio is situated 2½ km northeast of Valle Frasso.

Contigliano

Village

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Contigliano is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 60 kilometres northeast of Rome and about 8 kilometres west of Rieti. Contigliano is situated 4½ km southeast of Valle Frasso.