San Felice Circeo | |
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| Comune di San Felice Circeo | |
 View of San Felice Circeo | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Felice Circeo  | |
  San Felice Circeo Location of San Felice Circeo in Italy  San Felice Circeo San Felice Circeo (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′N 13°08′E / 41.283°N 13.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Latina (LT) |
| Frazioni | Borgo Montenero, Colonia Elena, La Cona, Mezzomonte, Pantano Marino, San Vito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Monia Di Cosimo (Civic list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.63 km2 (12.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,018 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanfeliciani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 04017 |
| Dialing code | 0773 |
| ISTAT code | 059025 |
| Patron saint | San Felice Martire |
| Saint day | July 29 |
| Website | Official website |
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").[3]
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.[4]
Capo Circeo Lighthouse is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the old town.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Lazio" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Archaeologists discover remains of nine Neanderthals near Rome". The Washington Post. 8 May 2021.