In September two days of celebration in Longone Sabino on the occasion of the celebrations for Saints Cosma and Damiano, patrons of the village. The mystical atmosphere begins with the solemn mass when a four-part chorus sings the hymn of the martyrs in Latin. This is one of the most heartfelt Read more…
The feast is a celebration of early spring that comes from an ancient pagan custom celebrating the strength, courage and vigour (in Latin Virtus, from which Vertuti). These forces, principle to life and fertility, are enclosed in the heart of the seeds. This festival also indicated sharing and solidarity: in Read more…
Of particular curiosity is a ritual still celebrated in the town on September 26, during the patronal feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian. When the sun sets, all the lights are turned off and a procession begins from the church dedicated to the two saints and through the streets of Read more…
Since 1979 the Pro-Loco Association has organized on August 16 of each year the Festival of the Lamb chop, an event of great culinary success, to which flock always thousands of people from all over Lazio (and beyond!). The genuineness and quality of meat is guaranteed not only by the Read more…
The abbey complex is one of the oldest and offers best evidence of the presence of the Benedictine Order in Sabina. Founded in 735, the abbey was destroyed by the Saracens in the year 891 and was completely rebuilt in 974. Until the thirteenth century expansion work of the church Read more…
The Benedictines built the church of the patron saints Cosmas and Damian with the classic square plan and gable roof in the VI-VII century. It is believed that the Benedictine monks descendants of Lombards, came from the monastery of Farfa, and built the Abbey of San Salvatore, the Longone castle Read more…
Longone Sabino is located on a hill in one of the most beautiful areas of Sabina, halfway between the valleys of the Salto and Turano. From the archeological finds and the proximity of the ancient Via Cecilia you think that in this area arose a Roman fortress but the village Read more…
