On the day of the winter solstice, from 7:45 am in the wonderful Romanesque Basilica of Sant’Elia in Castel Sant’Elia, visitors can get excited by observing natural light plays. The impressive effects of light that occur in the Basilica are explained by the voice of the scholar who discovered them: Read more…
Two days are dedicated to snails in the second weekend of September in Castel Sant’Elia. An original way to visit one of the most beautiful villages of Tuscia and its Sanctuary of Santa Maria ad Rupes set in the countryside. The days are organized by local farmers who have been Read more…
The historical re-enactment of Castel Sant’Elia in September is inspired by the legendary meeting between the Longobard queen Teodolinda and Pope Gregory the Great. During the show, parades in historical costume cross the streets of the Tuscia village accompanied by drum rolls and the band. The leisure activities include popular Read more…
According to tradition, the devil wanted the souls of Castellesi who, for the most part, worked in the fields above what was called “escaprment / gorge”. Not getting agreement, the Devil threw a rock that the Virgin stopped on top of her chapel. Hence the name Devil’s Stone. On the Read more…
It is one of the most representative of the entire region, built at the beginning of the eleventh century by Elia. This basilica has been cited, among others, by Pope Gregory VII in 1076, by Alexander III in 1176, by Innocent III in 1211. In 1740, this Basilica entered a Read more…
From the convent of the Franciscan friars of St. Michael the Archangel (Michaelites) one can descend to the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Rupes along a tunnel of 144 steps, carved into the rock in 14 years of work by the hermit Rodio in the late eighteenth century. Read more…
Castel Sant’Elia arose between two important consular roads, the Cassia and Flaminia, in the charming and mysterious valley Suppentonia part of the ancient region of Falisca about 40km north of Rome. The famous “Pagus”, villages with characteristic cave homes connected by paths along the valleys bear witness to the Etruscan Read more…
