The Benedictine Abbey of Farfa is in the territory of the commune of Fara in Sabina, in the province of Rieti.

It was originally built around a pagan temple and a Roman villa in ruins. Destroyed by the Lombards in the late sixth century, it was during the Kingdom of Charlemagne who had the highest building development.

    

The abbey still preserves testimonies of Carolingian unique architecture in Italy that can be distinguished in the base of the bell came to us and the perimeter wall behind it, where are distinguished, perfectly preserved, the characteristics pilasters. The rest of the tower with the triple is the work of a subsequent period.

    
The abbey of Farfa is now a destination for thousands of tourists and pilgrims, who appreciate the majesty even in a simple and discreet, between the silence of the mountains around, and the scents of taverns of the village.

The oil and wine are particularly good in the area of Sabina, as well as a number of specialties, such as “fried pizza, crisp and tasty focaccia.

Place intimate and collected, becomes the scene of many musical events and religious, but above all, altar sought by many spouses who choose this abbey to celebrate the most beautiful day in a unique and private.

  

But the Abbey is not the only attraction in the province of Rieti…

Places of Sabina fact have spectacular landscapes, like the nature park of Monti Lucretili, where you can organize spensierati pic-nik in areas equipped and immerse themselves in the quiet of woods and pine forests. If the day is particularly quiet then, it can happen to encounter animals such as foxes and hares, or flocks around for drinking in streams.

  

     

Fontanili enrich the landscape, in fact the area is famous for its healthful waters.

In the days of Summer or Autumn start, it is wonderful turn for the villages, as Nerola, Monteflavio, or Paolombara Montelibretti, where Proloco folk festivals organized to raise awareness of the ancient traditions, concerts and evenings games, festivals of the typical products , Religious processions…

Among the wine cellars, bruschetta with extra virgin olive oil – the olive trees of which the area is rich – the polenta and arrosticini, tagliatelle with wild boar sauce, focaccia with olives or ciambelline sweet, or the typical “fried pizza, you can spend evenings fun, between the music of Banda in the country, or folk groups, finally to admire the fireworks that usually concludes the events.

   

Typical even some countries of Sabina, are the so-called “infiorate”, or races and competitions between artists with the petals of flowers adorn the streets of majestic paintings representing scenes religious, historical or landscapes