Pozzaglia Sabina

What to see?

Pozzaglia is accessible through an almost pointed Arch leading to the former castle, made of limestone with irregular ashlars and dating back to the first half of the 16th century. Walking in the historic center through alleys and narrow streets, admire the church of Sant'Antonio da Padova, dating back to 1655, founded as a private church of the Bonanni family, vassals of the castle of Pietraforte. The single-nave small church has a trussed roof whose bricks are decorated with simple motifs and a Baroque altar finely decorated. Inside the medieval village stands the church of San Nicola di Bari, which already existed in the 15th century. In the first chapel on the right stand a statue of Sant'Antonio di Padova and a white marble bust of a gentlewoman. The first chapel on the left, dedicated to Saint Agostina, preserves the remains of the Saint, together with a 17th-century wooden tabernacle, restored in pure gold. The altar contains an urn with the remains of Sant'Ulpia Candida Martyr, the patron saint of the village. The 17th-century Church of Santo Stefano Protomartire, mentioned for the first time in 1252 in the register of the diocese of Rieti, was restored by the Marquises Santacroce who, throughout almost the entire 17th century, were the feudal lords of this ancient village. Outside the village it is worth visiting the cave of San Michele Arcangelo, famous for the small church that was built in a place where, according to a local legend, the young holy warrior allegedly pierced a terrible dragon to death. Also interesting to visit is the Grotta Pila: a natural cavity about 40 m. long, characterized by the presence of stalactites, stalagmites and columns formed as a result of the karst phenomenon and very important especially for the study of the species of chiroptera living there.