Monteflavio is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Rome

Province of Rome

The Province of Rome , is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by rural landscape.-Geography:The Province of Rome...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Latium

Latium

Lazio is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country. With about 5.7 million residents and a GDP of more than 170 billion euros, Lazio is the third most populated and the second richest region of Italy...

, located about 35 km northeast of Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

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Monteflavio borders the following municipalities: Licenza

Licenza

Licenza is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome.Licenza borders the following municipalities: Mandela, Monteflavio, Percile, Roccagiovine, San Polo dei Cavalieri, Scandriglia.-External links:*...

, Montorio Romano

Montorio Romano

Montorio Romano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 35 km northeast of Rome.Montorio Romano borders the following municipalities: Monteflavio, Montelibretti, Moricone, Nerola, Scandriglia....

, Moricone

Moricone

Moricone is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 35 km northeast of Rome.Moricone borders the following municipalities: Monteflavio, Montelibretti, Montorio Romano, Palombara Sabina....

, Palombara Sabina

Palombara Sabina

- Main sights:*Savelli-Torlonia Castle, built from the 11th century by the Ottaviani, a branch of the Crescentii family of Rome. Antipope Innocent III was arrested here in 1180. It was acquired by Luca Savelli, a nephew of pope Honorius III, in 1250, whence the current name...

, San Polo dei Cavalieri

San Polo dei Cavalieri

San Polo dei Cavalieri is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 30 km northeast of Rome....

, Scandriglia

Scandriglia

Scandriglia is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome and about 25 km south of Rieti....

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Festival

During the "Polenta" Festival (2nd Sunday in October) it is possible to eat the polenta

Polenta

Polenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. The word "polenta" is borrowed from Italian.-Description:Polenta is made with ground yellow or white cornmeal , which can be ground coarsely or finely depending on the region and the texture desired.As it is known today, polenta derives from earlier...

(the thick maize porridge) with new wines pouring out by stands in the streets and in the main square of Monteflavio.

External links

• Pro-loco association site