The terraced olive groves of the Roman Sabina

The Sabine promiscuous and "heroic" on-limestone olive groves landscape , between abandonment and recovery                 

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A territorial mosaic that is striking for its richness and variety, the one around Nerola: olive groves as far as the eye can see, the oil of which brings inside its taste, refined and precious, the "taste" of the calcareous rock on which past peasants have heroically grown them for millennia. In the middle of the olive trees a flowering of fruit trees of all kinds, vineyards, wild herbs and microecosistems that remind us how much those peasants used to consider diversity as a supreme value.

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WHERE SHALL WE GO?

  • Countryside vbetween Nerola and Montelibretti
  • Nerola's village
  • The Lago Mount

WHAT SHALL WE SEE/DO?

  • The extraordinary "on rock"olive groves , with the traditional growing methods on terraces and lunettes
    The abandoned and recovered enclosures surrounded by dry stone walls
    Wonderful views of the villages around
    Remains of defensive structures of Roman and medieval times
    Centuries-old olive groves mixed with vineyards and orchards, a mosaic of diversity
    The vegetation of the dry grasslands typical of these dry and sunny hills that are "the home" of the highest quality oil of Sabina
    Edible and medicinal herbs and shrubs of the Mediterranean

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TECNICAL INFO
Price fixed price up to 10 pax: 150€ , Price for each person exceeding 10: 15€ (for instance: if the group is 12 pax the price is 150€ + 2x15€ = 180€)
Path lenght 10 km
Total height difference 541m
Duration 7h including stops
Difficulty E (medium)

Location

Nerola (RM), Italy

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