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Rieti (Reate in Latin) is a town in Latium, Italy with
a population of 41,394. It is the capital of Rieti
Province and the seat of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Rieti.
The city is placed on a small hilltop commanding a
wide plain, at the southern edge of an ancient lake
and by the side of a river (to be known as Mellinus
and later Velino). Today only the small lakes of
Ripasottile and Cantalice remain of the original
basin.
Reate was originally a major site of the Sabine
nation. After the Roman conquest, carried out by
Manius Curius Dentatus in late 3rd century BC, the
village became a strategic point in the early italic
road network, dominating the "salt" track (Via
Salaria) that joined Rome to the Adriatic Sea
across the Appennine mountains.
Through a deep cut in the limestone at the
northern edge of the valley, Curius Dentatus made
the water of the lake flow away in the Nera river,
then the wide area once occupied by the lake
turned into a fertile plain, and the land was split by
surveyors into square allotments, in the shape of a
regular grid. The town itself was re-founded on the
basis of orthogonal axes, and was fortified with
strong walls all around; a stone bridge was laid
across the Velino river, and a great viaduct was
built to lead people and carts from the Salaria road
up to the southern door of the town.
The Velino ia a river in central Italy, an
affluent of the Nera River. Its source is
located on Monte Pozzoni's slopes (1,903 m)
near Cittareale. Aftwards it runs through a
narrow valley next the Mount Terminillo, known
as "Gole del Vento" ("Wind's Ravines") and,
near Antrodoco, receives the Peschiera's
Sources, which have a discharge of some
60 m³/s (some is sent to Rome) through an
aqueduct.Then it receives the waters of the
left affluents Salto and Turano, and then
enters the plain of Rieti, where its discharge if
further increased by other minor streams.
Near Papigno, it falls into the Nera forming
the famous Cascate delle Marmore falls.In
pre-Romans times the river ended into a marsh
within the plain of Rieti.
The Baths of Cotilia were so famous and popular in Roman
times that the Emperor Vespasian, whose family traced
their origins to the area, located his summer residence
here with its own bath complex. Between the 16th and 19th
centuries the therapeutic properties of its waters were
scientifically confirmed leading to the gradual reestablishment of the baths, which were completely remodernised in 1984.
The waters bubble up from two springs (‘Vecchi’ and ‘Nuovi
Bagni’) in such abundance that they form two small
lakes.The baths are located in a historical and natural
landscape of great interest near volcanic lakes, the Velino
Gorge, Termimillo and nearby medieval towns.
Therapies: Digestive system diseases, Dermatological
disorders, Locomotor system diseases, Respiratory system
diseases, Urinary system diseases, Metabolism disorder,
Gynaecological diseases
Treatments: Aerosol-humages, hydro-balneotherapy,
drinking-water, nasal shower, mud therapy, inhalations,
insufflations, nasal irrigations, vaginal irrigations,
hydromassage, hydro courses.
It is the largest artificial lake in
Lazio. Created in 1940 thanks to a
90-meter hight dam, the lake is
very indented and lies in the valley
where a torrent bearing the same
name used to run. The valley is
parallel to the Turano one, where
the other artificial lake of the
region is. Also known as Borgo San
Pietro Lake from the name of the
village it once submerged, its
altitude is more or less the same as
Turano Lake’s, from which it is
divided by Mount Navegna.
Lake Turano is a large hydro
electric basin which is
connected to Lake Salto by a
tunnel and supplies electricity
to Cotilia. It lies at the foot of
Mount Navegna and mirrored in
the waters are some
magnificent castles and ancient
villages. Half way along the
lake lie two villages, Colle di
Tora and Castel di Tora, one on
a peninsular and the other on a
rocky hill. Their names comes
from the ancient Sabine-Roman
city of Thiora. Historically and
artistically interesting places
nearby are Rocca Sinibalda,
and Collalto Sabino.