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Leonessa

In the province of Rieti, Lazio · 969 m above sea level · population 2,051

Leonessa, Lazio
Photo: Risa G WiCo18, CC BY-SA 4.0

Leonessa is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region of central Italy. Its population in 2008 was around 2,700.

Text from the Wikipedia article «Leonessa», licence CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting there

By car

118.3 km, about 1h 57min, from Rome Termini station by road.

By bus

COTRAL, the regional bus company. Bus stop: Via Mola, 190 m from the centre. 6 buses call at this stop on a Saturday.

COTRAL timetable valid until 8 November 2026. Check the journey on the COTRAL website before you set off.

What to see

  • Museo civico di Leonessa "Mauro Zelli"

    museum

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu closed · Fri–Sat 09:00–13:00, 15:00–18:00 · Sun 09:00–13:00open in Google Maps ↗

  • Museo della nostra terra di Leonessa

    museum

  • Museo civico demo-antropologico di Leonessa

    museum

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu closed · Fri–Sat 09:00–18:00 · Sun 09:00–13:00

  • Palazzo Mongalli

    palazzo (historic building)

  • Palazzo Ettorre

    palazzo (historic building)

  • Palazzo Bisini

    palazzo (historic building)

  • Palazzo Morelli

    palazzo (historic building)

  • Palazzo Vanni

    palazzo (historic building)

  • Palazzo Viscardi

    palazzo (historic building)

  • Palazzo Cherubini

    palazzo (historic building)

And 79 more nearby.

Opening hours in small towns change often: check before you go.

Awards

  • Orange Flag (Bandiera Arancione) of the Italian Touring Club

Villages nearby