A sunny Sunday immersed in the warmth of autumn, in the company of our friends from Yallers Lazio for a special photowalk in the picturesque village of Castel di Tora, a village in the province of Rieti, one of the most photographed because of its particular position overlooking the clear Read more…
A festival in Castel di Tora is held at the end of September to celebrate one of the most popular dishes of this area: the Strigliozzi. It is a homemade pasta made with water, durum wheat flour and salt mixed in a unique way and seasoned with tomato sauce. For Read more…
One of the most characteristic villages of Italy in one of the most picturesque areas, Castel di Tora on the Turano lake. Eating under the stars combines the curiosity of knowing the starry mantle and the pleasure of tasting the excellent products of the territory and of the local traditional Read more…
Polenta is the most representative dish of this Sabino village overlooking the clear waters of Lake Turano, is celebrated in March with the Polentone Festival. An all-Italian delicacy, polenta is prepared by the expert hands of the members of the Pro Loco of Castel di Tora. The polentone is a Read more…
The lake has been made to obtain electric energy and to regulate the waters of the river Turano and prevent it affecting the Rieti plain. The work began in 1936 with the construction of a ‘gravity’ dam finished in 1938. The filling of the dam caused the submergence of houses Read more…
The Nature Reserve protects a vast area of the Carseolani Mountains chain, between the basins of the rivers Salto and Turano. The reserve is divided into two distinct areas. The largest includes the reliefs of Monte Navegna and Mount Filone and the other area is formed by the mountains surrounding Read more…
In addition to the numerous ruins of houses that form the core of Antuni, on the hill also stands the old Hermitage of San Salvatore built against a wall that looks over the lake.
The lost village of Antuni is located on a hill completely surrounded by the Turano lake and connected to the mainland only by a narrow isthmus. The Del Drago Palace, named after the last family who had control of the fiefdom, is accessed by passing under an arch. It was Read more…
Of the original castle constructed around the year 1000, only the pentagonal tower remains that one time was the main element of the fortifications.
Opposite the Church of San Giovanni, in a position looking over Lake Turano, is the stone fountain of Triton. The fountain was designed and built in 1898, and its waters are fresh.
