Fara Sabina

First we went to the town of Fara Sabina. This is a classical walled medieval town with big door to enter. On top there is an ancient church and square that was closed for repair, but kids were still inside playing soccer. There were a few people around. Nice view of countryside. Lots of cats. One followed me for a while.

Then we went to the Abbazia di Farfa. Farfa is the town of the abbey. We took a tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and has written “the book”, but was not one of those Italians who are very easy for me to understand their Italian. There were shops with natural soaps, chocolate, and other things; all made by the monks. Also an oil tasting of Sabina Olive Oil. Naturally, there was a church. Like most of Italy, they are constantly restoring everything. As pointed out by the guide, this is actually making it less beautiful. My favorite part was the library with all of the hand written books.

Pictures of Sabina, combined with another trip there, scroll about half way to get to these.
https://picasaweb.google.com/111221349198606775660/20110311Sabina