Country Tours of the Sabina:
Our Olive Oil/Wine Tasting Tours In Sabina
Tour 1 - Farfa, Olive Oil and Wine and Medieval Villages
Abbey of Farfa
At just 1 hour from Rome, the Sabina area is perfect for a day trip. This wine and food tour begins with a stop in Abbey of Farfa, built in the year 680 and still inhabited by the Benedectine order. With a guide we will be able to visit the Church of Santa Maria, its crypt and cloister. Inside the church, on the interior wall of the façade, we will admire the "last judgement", an oil fresco dating back to 1571 by the Flemish Henrick van der Broek as well as frescos by Orazio Gentileschi. Important art works, archeological pieces, 45,000 antique manuscripts and engravings are gathered at the monumental abbey complex.
The workshops of the Village Fair around the abbey, very famous during the renaissance, have been brought back to life by artisans and merchants, giving the town its characteristic atmosphere
Olive Oil Tasting and Lunch
We are ready for the olive oil tasting, (with “bruschetta”) with a selection from the entire Sabina region in the oleoteca of the Farfa Abbey.
From the abbey we will visit the largest olive tree found in Canneto: seven meter across, two thousands years old.
Wine tasting including lunch at “Tenuta Santa Lucia” near Poggio Mirteto. The charming host Gabriella will guide us step by step through the ancient tradition of producing her wonderful wine. You will be delighted by tasting its flavour that matches perfectly with her genuine home made lunch.
Visit of the medieval castles and villages
Rocchette & Rocchettine:
The Castle of Rocchettine (XIII century) was inhabited until fifty years ago and is now one of the most significant sights of Sabina.
Casperia: The medieval town of Casperia, a small town that has changed its name in recent times from Aspra to Casperia, in honour of the ancient Roman-Sabine town that once stood there. The village maintains is original medieval aspect with the small alley and the medieval town wall.
Coffee and gelato at the charming local caffe inside the medieval walls by the fountain.
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