Farfa Abbey. Close to Fara in Sabina. Monday to Saturday: 9.30-13.00 /15.30-18.00: Sunday: 10.0-13.00 /15.00-18.00. Closed Monday. Tel. +39 0765 277065. Farfa Abbey used to control nearly all the nearby towns and villages. It was one of the most powerful Benedictine monasteries in Europe and played a major role in the power struggles between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire, opposing the power of the Papacy for centuries. The exact date of the foundation of the Abbey is uncertain. It was abandoned for a period and rebuilt around 680 AD. After a further reconstruction of the monastery during the Renaissance new shops were built around the monastery. These shops can still be seen today and the street names reflect the original uses of each street, for example "via di droghe e cere" (street of medicines and waxes), and "via di panni e sete" (street of cloths and silks). Note the stone slabs at the entrance to each shop which were used as counters by the merchants.
The village of Collevecchio
Roccantica has medieval fortifications, some interesting churches and, nearby, Monte Pizzuto, the highest peak of the Sabina, at 1288m, with a wonderful view.
St Michael's Cave (La Grotta di San Michele) is a small cave chapel surrounded by the forests of Mount Tancia. There was a female figure sculpted from a stalactite in the cave, which unfortunately disappeared about thirty years ago.
Magliano Sabina is a small town next to the A1 Autostrada. The Archeological Museum has sections dedicated to the Bronze Age, the early Iron Age, the Sabine era, and the Hellenistic period. Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Fridays 09.00 - 12.00; Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays 09.00 - 12.00 and 15.00 - 18.00.
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