Treja Valley and Via Amerina

Treja Valley and Via Amerina

In the province of Rome, near Mazzano Romano, just 50 kilometres from Rome, we find ourselves in a natural landscape with a long geological history that, over the centuries, has defined the formation of hills, cliffs, and slopes. The various eruptions of the...
The living nativity scene of Greccio

The living nativity scene of Greccio

The “first nativity scene in the world” can be traced back to 1223, when Saint Francis retreated in prayer to a hermitage on Mount Lacerone, where today we can find a chapel built in his memory. We are in Greccio, less than 2 hours from Rome and 1 hour from Rieti. The...
The Way of St Benedict

The Way of St Benedict

Extending just over 300 km, through the green heart of Italy, on foot, bicycle or horseback, this route starts in Umbria, then crosses the whole of Lazio to reach its southern border with Campania. The “Cammino” links the three most important Benedictine sites,...
Middle Ages in Tuscia

Middle Ages in Tuscia

After the lavish Etruscan and Roman eras, ​​what is today the province of Viterbo thrived again in the Middle Ages. With its strategic position on the Via Cassia/Francigena, around the year one thousand, Viterbo gained importance because of the Lombards, who chose it...
Middle Ages in the province of Latina

Middle Ages in the province of Latina

One of the most significant medieval traces in the province of Latina, historically and artistically, but also for the religious and symbolic value, is definitely the Fossanova Abbey, not far from today’s city of Priverno. Built in the early 12th century, it is the...