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Photo: Egnoka, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Historic village
- Elevation
- 98 m above sea level
- Area
- 32,630,000 m²
- Coordinates
- 41°14′07″ N, 13°05′44″ E
History and description
San Felice Circeo is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It was an ancient city called Circeii. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
It is included in the Circeo National Park. Sites include the Grotta Guattari, one of the oldest Neanderthal sites in Italy, in which remains of nine Neanderthals were discovered.
Capo Circeo Lighthouse is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the old town.
History
In the treaty signed between Carthage and Rome in 509 BC, the Carthaginians agreed not to harm Circeii.
In 209 BC, during the Second Punic War, Circeii was one of twelve Latin colonies to refuse any more military contributions towards Rome and in 204 it was severely punished as a result, by furnishing double the greatest number of foot soldiers they had ever provided and 120 horsemen, all chosen from the wealthiest of the inhabitants, and to be sent out of Italy. Also an annual tax was imposed.
The Roman Triumvir Lepidus was exiled here after his fall in 36 BC by his former colleague, and future Emperor, Octavian.
In September 1975 the so-called Circeo massacre took place in San Felice Circeo, the rape of two young women, one of whom was also murdered, which received significant media attention in Italy.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «San Felice Circeo».
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Getting there
La FioraTrain, nearest
13.9 km as the crow flies
San Felice Circeo
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is San Felice Circeo?
San Felice Circeo is in San Felice Circeo, in the province of Latina (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.23528, 13.09556.
What else is there to see near San Felice Circeo?
Nearby you’ll find: Guattari Cave (500 m away), Torre Vittoria (600 m away), Torre dei Templari (600 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- San felice circeo — Egnoka, Public domain
- 0094 140204 s-felice-circeon laelta — narujen, CC BY 2.0
- 04017 San Felice Circeo LT, Italy - panoramio (1) — Michele Sirchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 04017 San Felice Circeo, Province of Latina, Italy - panoramio (1) — Michele Sirchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS034-E-11046 - View of Italy - Monti Ausoni - Monte Solo - Monte Siserno-Monte Campo Lupino - Frosinone - Priverno - Capo Circeo - San Felice Circeo - Lago di Fondi - Terracina - Fondi (cropped) — Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Porto di San Felice Circeo — Hengist Decius, CC BY 2.0
- Ripido, San Felice Circeo LT, Lazio, Italy - panoramio — trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Felice Circeo - Comune di San Felice Circeo - 2023-09-27 15-27-16 001 — Acquario51, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San felice circeo - panoramio — brunobarbato, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences