Day 6 - Fara Sabina (Helen Grove-White) 
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£695.00 (2012)
7 nights
7 B&B, 4 evening meals, 2 picnics
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Medium
3½ - 6 hours per day
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Sabine Hills (Italy)
A walking tour of the Sabine Hills
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A self-guided hike through the Sabine Hills, ending in Rome.  Start in the hilltop medieval town of Contigliano, then explore the hills and villages - Cottanello, Casperia, Mompeo, Farfa Abbey.  Local cuisine and delightful hosts.

 

Medieval villages and Rome, the Eternal City

Only an hour north of Rome rise the Sabine Hills: an ancient landscape, recognizable to the countrymen and women of Roman times.  Around the edge of the hills is an extraordinary richness of medieval building. Four of our overnight stays are in small pensions, and you will eat with your hosts. The others include a delightful B&B, a beautifully converted palazzetta and – we feel – one of the best-kept secrets in Rome, Roberta de Palma’s wonderfully central yet quietly situated B&B. Walked by On Foot staff:  Simon and Debbie (and Thomas)

  

Standard option (as per "Itinerary": 7 nights, though you could extend your stay in Rome. Alternative 7-night holiday: Spend an extra night in either Casperia or Mompeo - see itinerary for possible activities on your free day - and miss out Rome. Suggested shorter breaks: 6 nights - miss out Rome

Highlights
  • The fortified villages of Sabina
  • Wooded hills and high pastures
  • Staying with Francesca the artist
  • The palazzetta in Casperia
  • A Roman villa and one of the oldest olive trees in central Italy!
  • The Abbey of Farfa
  • Rome
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Elisabeth de Coster

Elisabeth and her partner live and work on an organic agriturismo close to the Gorge of Farfa, for which they have recently obtained national protection. Their own house was formerly a shepherd’s cottage built over the remains of a Roman Villa, which they have excavated with the help of friends.