Segni, Italy (Lazio): What to See, Eat & Stay

Segni has 9,101 inhabitants in the Lepini mountains, above the valley of the Sacco. Ancient Signia is girdled by walls in polygonal masonry that have survived almost entire: they are the cyclopean walls, pierced by gates among which the Porta Saracena, roofed by monolithic architraves more than three metres long. Some have compared them to those of Mycenae, and the comune has since actually twinned with Mycenae. On the acropolis the church of San Pietro rests on the podium of the temple of Juno Moneta.

Signia was a city-state until the Latin war, then an ally of Rome, and in the third century before Christ it was the only town in Lazio to mint silver coins with the legend SEIC, from which its name is thought to derive. Once a municipium, it bore the initials SPQS. In 1585 Sixtus V raised Segni to a duchy. On 7 March 1944 Allied bombers destroyed the church of Santa Lucia and killed 132 civilians: the church was later rebuilt.

The Segni guide

What to eat here 1

Carbonara

Where to stay

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Events & festivals 1

Next up: Saint Bruno, patron of the horse-speed-and-skill Palio, Sunday 18 July

Getting there

Nearest airport: Roma Ciampino, 37 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Segni 1

Patron saint festival In 277 days

Saint Bruno, patron of the horse-speed-and-skill Palio

📅 Every year, on 18 July, with the Palio di San Bruno organised by the local equestrian group

Segni celebrates its patron saint, Saint Bruno, on 18 July: it is the most deeply felt feast, richest in events. During the feast period, the «Palio di S. Bruno» is held, organised by the local equestrian group, with tests of speed and skill on horseback. On 13 December, the feast of Saint Lucy brings a fair and a holiday for the old town centre.

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