Segni Attractions

On the road from Rome to Frosinone and on to Naples there are numerous places of interest. 19km/12mi southeast of Rome on S.S. 6 (the Via Casilina), which runs parallel to the motorway, a minor road leads south via Collefero (225m/743ft; pop. 18,000), with a castle on a hill, to the little town of Segni (668m/1,841ft; pop. 8,000), situated on an outlier of the Monti Lepini, with extensive views. This was the very ancient city of Signia, and preserves most of its 2km/1.25mi circuit of town walls dating from the sixth century B.C., with the remarkable Porta Saracinesca to the northwest. On the acropolis stands the 13th century church of San Pietro, built on the central cella of an ancient temple.