Borgorose: Grotti
Tucked between the Apennine ridges of the Cicolano, Borgorose is a place whose character is shaped by the narrow Salto valley. Grotti is one of the municipality’s small rural hamlets, set among wooded slopes and cultivated clearings. The Salto River runs through the Cicolano and is dammed downstream to form Lago del Salto, a long reservoir that defines this part of eastern Lazio. Borgorose belongs to the Province of Rieti, in a historic inland district where scattered stone settlements and agricultural land follow the folds of the central Apennines. It presents a quieter side of Lazio, far from the region’s large cities and coastal plains.
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Few towns in Lazio have a history as closely tied to the 1915 Avezzano earthquake as Borgorose. The disaster devastated the settlement then known as Borgocollefegato, and reconstruction gave the modern centre much of its present form. Borgorose lies in the Salto Valley, in Lazio's Cicolano area, amid wooded Apennine slopes and scattered hamlets. Nearby Lago del Salto is a reservoir formed by damming the Salto River, adding a broad expanse of water to this inland mountain setting. The municipality also stands close to the Abruzzo border, in a part of central Italy shaped by valleys and routes through the Apennines. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Borgorose and the Salto Valley.
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