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| Toffia |
Perfect for a day trip from Rome out in the countryside or a longer stay as part of a relaxing holiday, the Sabine Hills (Sabina), will reward its visitors with ancient medieval history, Renaissance palaces, castles and monasteries, cultural events, art exhibitions, unspoiled landscape, hiking trails and of course the Sabina DOP extra virgin olive oil from its olive groves.
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| View over the Sabine Hills |
Quintessentially Italian countryside
The way the Sabine Hills are still today very rural and unspoiled is almost miraculous, despite its vicinity to a big city like Rome. The landscape of Sabine region is quintessentially Italian, with its rolling hills covered by olive groves and fruit orchards and dotted with medieval hilltop villages and castles. Because of the olive trees and other evergreen Mediterranean plants, the Sabine hills are very green all year round. A visit to one of the many hilltop villages in the area will reveal beautiful views over valleys and mountains in the far distance.
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| Bruschette with Sabine Hill's olive oil |
Food in the Sabine Hills
Sabina is famous for its extra virgin olive oil, the very first in Italy to receive the DOP denomination. Olive oil has been produced here for millennia (there is an olive tree that's 2000 years old) and is known for being light and flavorful at the same time. The area is also well known for pecorino cheese, olives, salami and of course guanciale (cured pork cheek), necessary for any amatriciana or carbonara pasta sauce. Cooking classes, ranging from half day to 5 nights, are run in Toffia by Convivio Rome as well as half-day olive oil tours and wine tours.
Sally and Chef Guido
Founders of Convivio Rome Italian Cooking Holidays, Virtual Cooking Classes and Guido’s Cook Club Monthly Membership
