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Rocca Maggiore

Rocca Maggiore from directly overhead

Rocca Maggiore is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. Monte Subasio stands 1,290 m to the east-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Maria sopra Minerva, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

The story

rocca in Assisi, Italy

Dates from 1173.

Wikidata Q1594614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates43.07337, 12.61517

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
  • Pietro di Bernardone e Madonna Pica, genitori di San Francesco d'Assisi: 0.2 mi
  • Tomba romana: 0.3 mi
  • Monumento ai Caduti: 0.4 mi
  • Rocca Minore: 0.4 mi
  • San Padre Pio: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Bosco di San Francesco: 0.3 mi
  • Parco Regina Margherita: 0.4 mi
  • Parco della Mamma: 2.2 mi
  • Parco della Rimembranza: 4.6 mi
  • Giovanni Cesaretti: 4.6 mi
Peaks
  • Col Caprile: 0.9 mi
  • Col Capriletto: 1.5 mi
  • Colle San Rufino: 1.9 mi
  • Sassopiano: 2.7 mi
  • Monte Murce: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Giardino di Santo Stefano: 0.2 mi
  • Giardino della Spogliazione di Francesco: 0.3 mi
  • Il giardino di Elisa: 1.9 mi
  • Roseto: 2.0 mi
  • Labirinto: 4.1 mi
Springs: 28
  • Sorgente Pieri: 0.8 mi
  • Fonte Maggio: 1.1 mi
  • Fonte San Rufino: 1.6 mi
  • Fonte Maddalena: 1.6 mi
  • Fonte Brecciaro: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascata della Sposa: 3.9 mi
  • Cascate: 10.2 mi
  • Cascata: 12.2 mi
  • Cascata Innigati: 18.1 mi
  • Cascata Sambro: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 11
  • Area verde torgiano: 9.9 mi
  • gazebo con area verde e barbecue: 10.9 mi
  • Tavolo di pietra: 11.2 mi
  • Giardini Manlio Magnini: 11.7 mi
  • Colle Strelleto: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Parete Bellucci: 16.1 mi
  • Rupe Falcaia: 22.5 mi
  • Forra del Rio Freddo: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Rocca Maggiore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte SubasioESE 112°1,290 m3.1 mi
Monte CivitelleESE 120°1,270 m3.7 mi
La SermollaESE 123°1,191 m4.3 mi
SassopianoESE 120°1,124 m2.7 mi
Colle San RufinoE 98°1,110 m1.9 mi
Monte TezinoWNW 303°925 m15.3 mi
Monte PietrolungoSE 134°914 m5.0 mi
Monte dei CaniNE 49°871 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1417:4418:22
June solstice05:3120:1020:53
September equinox06:5718:3219:09
December solstice07:3815:5216:38

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1286496148

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