Umbria, Italy · Europe
Selci-Lama sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Giustino, 43km from San Leo.
Selci-Lama is a town located in Umbria, Italy. With a population of 4,837, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Selci-Lama 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 Selci-Lama to your route.
The Villa of Pliny in Tuscis was a large, elaborate ancient Roman villa-estate that belonged to the Plinys (Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger). It is located at Colle Plinio near San Giustino, Umbria, Italy.
He called it his villa in Tuscis (in Tuscany) and often mentioned it in letters.
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archaeological site even though parts have been destroyed in the past by farming.
It was identified by tile-stamps with the names of the Plinys (CPS: Caius Plinius Secundus and CPCS: Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) and by an inscription mentioning a freedwoman named Plinia Chreste, clearly with Pliny as patron. Pliny the Younger wrote that "I prefer my Tuscan villa to those which I possess at Tusculum, Tiber, and Præneste. ... I enjoy here a cosier, more profound and undisturbed retirement than anywhere else".
Pliny the Younger also had two villas near Lake Como, Pliny's Comedy and Tragedy villas, and another at Laurentum.
It was located under the Apennine passes of Bocca Trabaria and Bocca Serriola, where wood was harvested for Roman ships and sent to Rome via the Tiber.
The Universities of Perugia and Alicante jointly conducted 18 excavation campaigns, the last being in August 2003.
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Selci-Lama is located in Umbria, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 43.5172 latitude, 12.2129 longitude.
Selci-Lama has a population of approximately 4,837 people, making it a town in Italy.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Walled Renaissance city rising in brick tiers over the Marche hills, birthplace of Raphael and seat of Federico da Montefeltro's Palazzo Ducale: now home to Piero della Francesca's Flagellation. A UNESCO site most itineraries inexplicably skip.
41 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Fortress town on a sheer limestone crag in the Montefeltro, where the Renaissance rocca, prison of the alchemist Cagliostro: seems to grow from the rock itself. The single road in climbs through a cleft in the cliff.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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UNESCO-listed micro-state capital atop Mount Titano with three iconic medieval towers and panoramic views to the Adriatic.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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A Renaissance hilltop town in southern Tuscany celebrated for its Vino Nobile wine and elegant Piazza Grande.
58 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
A 13th-century basilica housing Giotto's frescoes and the tomb of St. Francis, a major pilgrimage destination.
59 km · about 70 min drive
cathedral
The birthplace of St. Francis, featuring the magnificent Basilica with Giotto's frescoes set against the slopes of Monte Subasio.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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