Subiaco Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Subiaco
The Benedictine Order originated here, and the city is thus a major site for religious pilgrimage. TheEmperor Nerobuilt a villa here, and the name of the town comes from the fact that he dammed the River Aniene to make lakes, and the town was below the lakes, orSublacusin Latin. At the age of fourteen, in around 494 AD, St. Benedict took up residence in a cave, where he stayed for three years. A monastery already existed in the area, but Benedict chose to live alone in the cave, living only on scraps of food lowered in a basket by a monk. The cave, or grotto, became the cradle of the Benedictine Order, and St. Benedict later built twelve other monasteries.
Top Attractions in Subiaco
Explore the best things to see and do in Subiaco:
- ★Monastery of Saint Scholastica
- ★Monastery of St. Benedict
- ★Ponte di San Francesco
- ★Rocca Abbaziale
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