Patron saint festival In 293 days
Feast of Saint Stephen
📅 Every year, on 3 August
On 3 August Selci, a municipality of 1,106 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Stephen (santo Stefano).
The name comes from the road: the Roman way that ran nearby was paved with flint slabs, selci, and the village took its name from them. Those who made it came down from Forum Novum, the Roman town in the valley, abandoned after the raids of barbarians and Saracens: the people climbed the hill and fortified themselves. Of the castle a square tower and pieces of wall remain.
The fief belonged to the Orsini until 1596, then to the Cesi and finally to the Vaini princes; but from 1722 to 1860 Selci had no lord at all: the Apostolic Chamber administered it directly. Meanwhile the olives grew, and here they are centuries old and make the village a city of oil; and the porchetta selciana remains, a traditional product of Lazio.
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Places to see within 25 km
Outside Selci, but an easy day trip away.
Castellana Caves 📍 Castellana Grotte · 1.8 km A 3,348-meter karst cave system mapped in 1938, noted for its 60-meter-deep skylight and dazzling white formations. Santuario di Maria Santissima Regina del Mondo 📍 Monopoli · 6.4 km The sanctuary in the Antonelli district of Monopoli, rebuilt as a vow for the town's safety and consecrated in 1950. Rione Monti 📍 Alberobello · 13 km The 1,030 trulli of Alberobello's larger quarter, laid dry-stone to dodge a tax. Trullo Sovrano 📍 Alberobello · 12 km With walls reaching 2.70 metres in thickness, the Trullo Sovrano is the supreme example of dry-stone architecture. Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali 📍 Polignano a Mare · 13 km Puglia's only permanent contemporary art museum, set in a former slaughterhouse overlooking the sea in Polignano. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate 📍 Fasano · 17 km The Observant friars' church in Fasano, with its dome, onion-spired bell tower and frescoed 1600s cloister.