Antrodoco ( Sabino: ) is a town and ''

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'' in the

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, in the

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region of central

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. The name derives from the Latin Interocrea (between the mountains).

Geography

Monte Giano - bosco DUX da Calcariola 01

Antrodoco is located along the

Velino river The Velino is a river in central Italy, a tributary of the Nera (Tiber), Nera. 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 ...

, in the confluence point of two apennine valleys: the Velino valley, at North, and the Rio creek valley (a tributary of Velino) at East. Both are highly suggestive valleys, so narrow that they form

canyons A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency t ...

with sheer rock over the river: the first canyon is known as ''Gole del Velino'', the latter as ''Gole di Antrodoco''. Monte Giano, the mountain where ''Gole di Antrodoco'' is located, is known for a pine tree forest with the shape of the word "DVX" (

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for duce) which was planted in 1939 and is visible from miles of distance.

Main sights

* Church of Santa Maria Assunta * Santa Maria Extra Moenia * Santa Chiara * Sant'Agostino

Transport

Thanks to its position, Antrodoco has been an important transportation hub since the time of the Roman Civilization. Antrodoco was crossed by the ancient

Roman road Roman roads ( ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Em ...

, Via Salaria, and was the starting point of Via Caecilia. The same route is maintained by two modern state highways: * Strada statale 4 Via Salaria connects Antrodoco with

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

and the province capital Rieti to the west, and with Amatrice,

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche. Geography The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...

and the Adriatic coast to the north (passing through the ''Gole del Velino'' canyon). * Strada statale 17 dell'Appennino Abruzzese branches from the ''Salaria'' in Antrodoco and connects the town with

L'Aquila L'Aquila ( ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of the Province of L'Aquila and the Abruzzo region in Italy. , it has a population of 69,902. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the A ...

, passing through ''Gole di Antrodoco''. Antrodoco has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to Terni, Rieti and

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio {{Lazio-geo-stub