The patron saint of Configni is celebrated on the second Sunday of March with solemn religious rites involving the inhabitants of this village of Sabina on a day of celebration. A day that begins with the Mass in honor of the Saint and a procession through the streets of the Read more…
An urban garden but also a fantastic lookout over the whole Santa Valle di Rieti. Right in the middle of the belvedere, a statue of a Madonna and Child recalls the spirituality of the places and the devotion of the people.
The building dates back to the fifteenth century and the simple facade consists of a low body and a higher one. As if the low body had been obtained from the closure of an access portico of the characteristic ones during the Middle Ages. The only ornament of this body Read more…
Near the center of the town, a monument commemorates the fallen of the wars as a warning to preserve peace. Two slabs of marble supported by a metal structure that makes them look like an open book. On one page a relief of an angel holding a fallen World War Read more…
The town hall is housed in an elegant two-storey building in the center of the village. The large door surrounded by a marble frame and the coat of arms that makes a fine display of itself. The emblem of the village represents a burning tower.
In the medieval village there is a simple building that has a considerable importance for the history of the village of Configni: it is the home of Adamo Cucchi, the founder of the band of the village born in 1873.
The Wild Asparagus and Blackthorn Festival is an event in which tradition, nature, flavours and colours are combined together to form a perfect setting. You will have the opportunity to taste the delicious ‘strengozzi’, pasta of flour and water, with wild asparagus sauce or with sloe berries (blackthorn), and mushrooms Read more…
For climbing enthusiasts, in the eastern slopes of Monte Cosce, facing towards the valley below, there is the Falesia wall. The rock, worked and shaped by weathering, has a remarkable structural variety: “slabs”, “holes”, “notches” and “overhangs” that make it quite unique. There are sixty climbing routes with varying difficulty Read more…
The Well of Miesole, better known as “Puzzu ‘e Miesu” is a cavity on the slopes of Monte Cosce first explored in 1954. It is a big deep pit about 50 m deep that, at 20 meters, is divided into two parallel wells that end in a large underground hall Read more…
Castle Configni dates back to the tenth century and what remains today is the centre of the village of Configni. You can admire the medieval towers and part of the original walls.
