Savignano sul Rubicone - Pieve di San Giovanni in Compito

A church, dedicated to "San Giovanni", existed here already in the 7th century. The church of today was erected in the 11th century. I had learned, that some interesting spolia from Roman and Byzantine times got reused here, but the church was locked. As I arrived here on a monday, the neighbouring "Museo Archeologico di S. Giovanni in Compito" was closed as well.

The town "Savignano sul Rubicon" was named "Savignano di Romagna" upto the 1990s, when it was proven, that the river Fiumicino, which crosses the town, once was the River Rubicon, famous for Julius Caesar's historic crossing.

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