Wild Boar Festival
In August there is the Wild Boar Festival and all the parks are transformed into an open-air restaurant where you can try the pappardelle with wild boar, gnocchi with mutton sauce, and grilled meat.
Villa of Quinto Assio
In the Colli sul Velino are the remains of two Villae Rusticae (Rustic Roman Villas). A villa dating back to the first century BC belonged to Quinto Assio, Roman consul in 55 BC. Cicero described the wonders of this villa, called “delle Rosce” in a letter. The building was raised Read more…
Lake Ventina
Lake Ventina is a small water basin with a maximum depth of 3.5 meters. Along with the nearby lakes, Ripasottile and Piediluco, it is the remnant of the ‘lacus Velinus’. The lake is fed by several sources that preserve the level as well during the summer. The basin is highly Read more…
Ancient church of St. Mary Magdalene
The ancient church of St. Mary Magdalene is presented as a simple rural church with a small bell tower. Built around 1000, it has undergone various changes during the twelfth century. Inside there is an ossuary. In the church there is a ‘Stations of the Cross’ of fourteen panels in Read more…
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Located at the centre of the village, St. Mary Magdalene was built in 1818. Its facade is simple stone with a gable roof. Inside, the church has a single aisle and ceiling in wooden trusses. The walls are decorated by the artist Franco Bellardi.
Guide of Colli sul Velino
It is a small centre in the Sabine hills on the border with Umbria along the river Velino. Not much is known of its past history. Certainly, since the Roman period, this was a place of villas. Colli sul Velino is characterized by the presence of the remains of numerous Read more…
