The “Nocchie”, hazelnuts, are part of the Mediterranean diet and are the basis of many desserts such as “tozzetti”, the “ossetti da morto”, the “brutti ma buoni”, the “mostaccioli” in donuts and meringues, but also for meat dishes such as rabbit stew. Their consumption dates back to pre-Roman times and Read more…
In Arlena di Castro, the DOP ‘Tuscia’ Oil is produced from olives of the Frantoio, Leccino and Canino varieties. It has an emerald green color with golden highlights and a fruity smell reminiscent of healthy, fresh fruit, harvested at optimum ripeness. Its flavour is medium fruity with balanced bitter and Read more…
In Arlena di Castro in particular in the area of Colli Etruschi Viterbesi grapes are grown for the production of wines with Protected Designation of Origin ‘Colli Etruschi Viterbesi’ or ‘Tuscia’.
In Arlena di Castro, the “Canino” oil is obtained from the olive varieties: Caninese, Leccino, Pendolino, Maurino and Frantoio. It has an emerald green colour with gold reflections and a fruity aroma reminiscent of fresh fruit, picked at the optimum time of maturation. Its flavour is decisive with a bitter Read more…
In Arlena di Castro, the cultivation of grapes in northern Lazio began with the Etruscans and was first documented in a fourth-century BC tomb in the necropolis of Molesino. You see a Faliscan ‘stamnos’ with black and red figures representing Dionysus and Oinopion, i.e. a rounded vase with two handles, Read more…
In Arlena di Castro, the festival of the patron of the town is held on August 16 with a solemn religious ceremony.
In Arlena di Castro, the church has a sixteenth aspect and inside you’ll find some eighteenth-century frescoes depicting the Madonna of the Rosary and the Holy Trinity. You can see traces of seventeenth-century frescoes also in the underlying Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre Chapel.
In Arlena di Castro, in the locality “La Piantata”, not far from the provincial road leading to Piansano, in the 80’s was discovered an underground Etruscan tomb of one room that dates back to the fourth century BC. The tomb had been violated by the illegal entry. It contained some Read more…
The area was frequented by the Etruscans and, according to some experts, was the place of settlement of Contenebra. Its name has Etruscan origins and comes from the personal name AR (U) LENA. The Etruscan center was destroyed by the Romans during the conquest of Tuscia and the inhabitants who Read more…
