Greccio

Greccio () is an old hilltown and comune of the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio, overhanging the Rieti Valley on a spur of the Monti Sabini, a sub-range of the Apennines, about by road northwest of Rieti, the nearest large town.

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Greccio is a historic hilltop town in central Italy's Lazio region, located in the province of Rieti overlooking the Rieti Valley. It is notable primarily as an old comune (municipality) situated on a mountain spur in the Apennine range, near the larger town of Rieti.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Greccio
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Greccio
Italian comune.image_skyline: Case del Borgo incantato! Uno dei Borghi più Belli d'Italia.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: view of Greccio
Italian comune.image_shield: Greccio-Stemma.png
Italian comune.province: (RI)
Italian comune.frazioni: Limiti di Greccio, Sellecchia, Spinacceto
Italian comune.mayor: Emiliano Fabi
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 17
Italian comune.population_total: 1529
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2008
Italian comune.elevation_m

Article

20 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Main sights
Sanctuary of Greccio
Other architectures
Museums
Natural areas
Geography
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Tradition and folklore
Cinema
Transport
Roads
Railways
Twin towns - sister cities
References
Bibliography
External links

It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The town hall of the comune is in the frazione of Limiti di Greccio.