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Bocchignano
Bocchignano was the first castle built in the area according to Farfa's records. The earliest data goes back to 939 when the castle was donated to Farfa Abbey. Three years later the pope Benedetto VIII granted the entire area of the
Farfa Abbey
Farfa Abbey's origins are a mystery. Even the munk Gregorio da Catino, who reorganised and collected monastic documents between 11th and 12th century, confessed that, as a matter of fact, nobody knew anything precise about the origins and following happenings of the monastery, except that after the founder died, the area had been destroyed by Longobards and the Farfa site had been devastated. About a century later the abbey was rebuilt by a small maniple of munks, guided by Tommaso, who during a pilgrimage in the Holy Land had a vision of Madonna and was ordered by her to go to Sabina and rebuild the church that was dedicated to her and had been destroyed. Farfa's location gave it a strong political connotation and as a consequence the influence increased inside the Italic territory to the point that the Longobards took the monastery under their protection. The becoming royal monastery brought luck to Farfa, which was inserted in the context of European renascence. Later on the braking of the Carolingian empire allowed the Hungarian incursions, and the monastery was occupied and set on fire during the first months of 898. The reconstruction was started in the beginning of the 10th century and revealed to be slow and difficult.
Monte Tancia (1292 m above sea level, Poggio Catino)
Tancia, among the highest peaks of the Sabine mountains, represents one of the most beautiful areas of Sabina. A wonderful landscape of still uncontaminated environment can be admired from this area. Along the well-marked paths and on the warmer sides of the hill it is possible to admire the Mediterranean vegetation with woods of holm-oaks that above 800 m give space to pastures, meadows and beechwoods. At some points this area is almost inaccessible for man, and that is why several animal species have managed to survive the extinction.
Regional Nature Reserve Tevere Farfa:
For further information:
Centro visite ed Uffici:
Casale della Cesa
Via Tiberina km.35
Torrita Tiberina (RM)
0765-30271
The woods of Selva Marcigliana
The Selva Marcigliana Park is an ideal place to observe the characteristic vegetation of the Tevere plain.
The woods is a coppice characterised by Turkey oaks, British oaks and durmast oaks.
Among the places worth visiting there is the river Farfa, in which it is possible to swim in summer time and just admire the small lakes. |
