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Leonessa

Lazio, Italy · Europe

About Leonessa

Leonessa is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Monteleone di Spoleto, 20km from Cascata delle Marmore.

Leonessa is a town located in Lazio, Italy. With a population of 1,118, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Leonessa sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Leonessa to your route.

About Leonessa

Madonna di Loreto (Our Lady of Loreto) is a Roman Catholic church and convent located on Via Francesco Crispi just outside of the core of the town of Leonessa, province of Rieti, region of Lazio, central Italy.

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Where is Leonessa located?

Leonessa is located in Lazio, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 42.5686 latitude, 12.9600 longitude.

What is the population of Leonessa?

Leonessa has a population of approximately 1,118 people, making it a town in Italy.

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Quick Information

Population
1,118
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Lazio
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
42.5686, 12.9600

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Leonessa

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

waterfall

Cascata delle Marmore

A 165-meter man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans in 271 BC, now one of Italy's most impressive cascades.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Spoleto

An ancient Umbrian town famous for its towering Roman aqueduct bridge, the Ponte delle Torri, and its annual arts festival.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Norcia

A walled mountain town in Umbria celebrated as the birthplace of St. Benedict and as Italy's capital of black truffles.

27 km · about 30 min drive

photogenic

Castelluccio di Norcia

Hilltop hamlet at 1,452 m above the Piano Grande plateau, where lentil fields erupt into a patchwork bloom of red, blue and gold each June-July (La Fiorita). The drive up from Norcia across the karst plain is one of the Apennines' great reveals.

35 km · about 40 min drive

mountain pass

Campo Imperatore

A vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.

51 km · about 60 min drive

landmark

Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo

The 16th-century 'Park of Monsters', a wooded valley of colossal mannerist grotesques: an ogre's mouth you walk into, a leaning house, war elephants carved from living bedrock. Ignored for centuries, adored by Salvador Dalí.

59 km · about 70 min drive

cafe

Caffè Meletti

Art-nouveau café of 1907 on Ascoli Piceno's travertine Piazza del Popolo, home of the anisetta liqueur the Meletti family still distils. Hemingway and Sartre drank here; order the anisetta 'con la mosca', with a coffee bean afloat.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Leonessa

  • 51 kmCampo ImperatoreA vast high-altitude plateau beneath the Gran Sasso peaks, an 'Little Tibet' drive in Abruzzo's national park.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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