Festival of San Gregorio
The patron saint of this small town in the province of Rome is celebrated on the 12th March with a mass in honor of the saint San Gregorio and to follow a solemn procession of his statue through the streets of the village.
My Town is DOC
A day dedicated to the enhancement of local products of San Gregorio da Sassola and the surrounding areas. A day of discovery that starts from the palate but wants to go deeper, involving history and traditions. Tastings start from late morning and continue throughout the evening. It starts from local Read more…
Festival of Sagne co Jaju Pistatu (Fettucine with Pressed Garlic)
The ‘fettuccine with garlic’ is made in an old terracotta dish especially during the change of seasons. Garlic, in fact, is a natural antibiotic and was used to prevent disease and guard against negative influences.
St. Antonio bridge
It is one of the most impressive bridges and best preserved Roman aqueducts and had to pass the trench of Acquarainga, in a deep gorge. The central arch was 30 meters high and the overall construction length was 120 meters. The Anio Novus aqueduct was built between 38 and 52 Read more…
The Mole Bridge
The valley of the Aniene (Anio) is crossed by two great aqueducts that carried water to Rome. In San Gregorio da Sassola passes the Anio Vetus (Old), the first to be produced, the path of which is mainly in a channel or underground. In the stretch crossing the valley of Read more…
Museum of the Nativity (Presepio)
The museum has a collection of nativity scenes made by the ‘Friends of the Nativity’ that continues from San Gregorio this special Italian tradition. The association promotes the dissemination and retrieval of historical and monumental heritage of the country. From 26 December to 6 January each year, the medieval village Read more…
Church of Our Lady of Cavata
It is said that the image of the Madonna and Child of the 13th century, depicted in the act of blessing St. Gregory the Great on his knees, was ‘taken away’ (removed) from the soil in which it was buried and hence the name of the church. The building dates Read more…
Church of St Gregory the Great
The present Church of St. Gregory the Great was founded in 1485 as an extension of a place of worship dedicated to the community of the saint. His consecration was in 1537 and the statue of the saint dates back to 1567. In 1621 the masonry presbytery and the main Read more…
Brancaccio Castle
Its origins date back to the mid-tenth century, when it was built for defence of the first settlement. It failed to fulfill its defensive function, while it acquired the appearance of a residential dwelling. At the end of the fifteenth century, the fortress was transformed more and more into a Read more…
Guide of San Gregorio da Sassola
Located in the Prenestini hills east of Rome, it was was the area where the Roman aqueducts (Aniene Vecchia, Aniene Nuova and Acqua Marcia) from the Aniene Valley had to lose altitude to arrive with the right slope in Rome. The country has a split personality, a “double town”: The Read more…
