The municipality of Castelnuovo di Farfa is in Sabina area. Sport, nature, culture and food and wine are the strengths of the small village of Castelnuovo di Farfa.
Sabina area is renowned for its extra virgin olive oil. Yellow-green in colour with golden hues and with a pleasantly fruity flavour, Sabina’s EVO oil has been a DOC since 1995 and then PDO. So light and low in acidity, the oil is so important that the Sabina Oil Museum in Castelnuovo di Farfa is dedicated to it. Don’t expect a folk museum that collects and preserves the agricultural world related to olives because it is something innovative. Italian and foreign artists have interpreted the ‘yellow gold of Sabina’ and its close bond with man and his history through conceptual installations with emotional impact. Contemporary artists such as Maria Lai, Alik Cavaliere, Hidëtoshi Nagasawa, Gianandrea Gazzola and Ille Strazza have passed through the village of Castelnuovo di Farfa and have left traces made sometimes of light, sometimes of words, images and sounds. The tour continues in a single itinerary that includes the most representative places of the history and traditions of the medieval village of Castelnuovo di Farfa. Thus, you can admire a perfectly preserved 18th-century animal-powered oil mill in the ancient town oven and end at the medieval archaeological site of the Church of San Donato. At the end, taste the PDO oil on a warm bruschetta to etch in your memory all that you have learnt!
Stroll along Via Roma to appreciate the medieval historical centre of Castelnuovo di Farfa where the Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Nicola di Bari stands out. Explore the beautiful Farfa Gorge Natural Monument, an unspoilt, fairytale-like place. In summer, stop along the Farfa stream to cool off and have a picnic in the midst of nature.