A review in Cittareale to learn about the horse world in all its manifestations, the different breeds with their characteristics: from the Italian giant CaiTpr (Cavallo agricolo italiano da tiro pesante rapido) to the blond Haflinger, Murgesi, Maremmani, Gypsy Vanner Horse and the Tolfetani. And if we talk about Tolfetan horses Read more…
Cittareale is the source of ”Cittareale Royal Water “. From the analysis it was found that this water presents exceptional organoleptic properties, in addition to being low in sodium and to have almost no bacteriological content.
The Italian Federation of Traditional Games and Sports (F.I.G.e S.T.) organizes a contest of Cheese Bowling, an Etruscan origin game. As for the skittles, the type of cheese bowled was also a gamble. It is said that a certain Baraccani, bowling a matured form of pecorino cheese, lost, along with Read more…
Historical Reenactment “Enchantment of the Past” is an event in which the whole of the municipality of Cittareale is mobilized to reactivate the old local inns. The streets come alive with a costume parade for a historical entertainment. The event includes a small market, photo gallery and folk dances.
In September there is the national festival of the Italian Heavy Drafthorse. The event takes place over four hectares and is aimed at local farmers, those who have the passion for the workhorse and practice the art of this discipline.
At Cittareale is the ski terminal. On these mountain slopes you can enjoy skiing, snowboarding and bobsleigh. The terminal is equipped with a restaurant and cafeteria.
Since 2005 archaeologists of the British and Italian universities are leading the campaigns of excavations in this territory campaigns that allowed the discovery of many artifacts. The findings span a vast historical period that starts from the social wars of the “Romanization of Sabina” up to the medieval period. Many Read more…
The fortress is a masterpiece of military architecture and its function was defence of the territory, given its strategic location on the border between the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and the Papal State. Over the centuries the fortress has suffered several modifications to adapt it to new weapons such as Read more…
The church of St Silvestro is in the centre of Falacrinae, a small Roman settlement near the river in a village of Cittareale. The church is rather small in size and consists of a main building and a sacristy with a crypt. From this crypt, partially enclosed by a wall, Read more…
Around the eleventh century the discovery of a miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin took place. These findings were happening because during the passage of the Barbarians in the fourth and fifth centuries, the Christians hid the sacred images in inaccessible places to rescue them from the ferocity of the Read more…
