Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Itri (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Museo del Brigantaggio, Church of St. Michael the Archangel, and Santa Maria Maggiore. Also, be sure to include Santuario Madonna della Civita in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Itri (Lazio).
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Museo del Brigantaggio
Event space, Museum
Address: Corso Appio Claudio 268, 04020 Itri
Church of St. Michael the Archangel
Church
Address: Via S. Angelo, 2, 04020 Itri
Santa Maria Maggiore
Also known as: Itri
City in Italy. Itri is a small city and comune the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy.
Itri is an agricultural centre divided in two parts by a small river, the Pontone. It lies in a valley between the Monti Aurunci and the sea, not far from the Gulf of Gaeta. The more ancient part, with the Castle, was partly destroyed during World War II.
The Itrani speak a particular variant of the Neapolitan language called Itrano.[1]
Address: Piazza Annunziata, 7, 04020 Itri
Santuario Madonna della Civita
The shrine of Our Lady of the Civita is located in the territory of the Archdiocese of Gaeta, on the summit of Mount Fusco in the Aurunci mountain range.
The cult associated with the Holy Virgin seems to date back to an image found by a shepherd boy on a holm oak tree in the 8th century. Currently, the shrine, at whose entrance is the inscription Terribilis est locus iste, is visited by nearly half a million pilgrims a year (not only from neighboring countries, but also from Campania, Abruzzo, and the province of Frosinone in particular), of whom no less than 10 percent still climb on foot. Many pilgrims arrive on foot from different countries: from Cellole which is 42 km from the shrine, from Pontecorvo which is 34 km away. The best-known pilgrimage is the one that leaves from the town of Itri, every morning of seven Saturdays before the celebration of the Madonna della Civita (July 21), which commemorates one of the most famous graces: that of July 21, 1527, when the Virgin from the Civita freed all the inhabitants of the surrounding towns from the plague.
Numerous votive offerings are kept inside the shrine.
The view from the sanctuary forecourt is most remarkable: the most important peaks of the western sector of the Aurunci are recognizable: Mt. Trina, Mt. Faggeto, Mt. le Pezze, Mt. Le Vele, Mt. Ruazzo, Mt. Orso, Le Rave Fosche, Mt. Cefalo, Mt. Carbonaro and in the distance Mt. Orlando and Mt. Circeo.
Since 1985 the shrine has been entrusted to the Passionist fathers.
Address: Via Maria Santissima della Civita, 04020 Itri