The bread of Salisano, famous for its taste and for its durability, is subject of a celebration, the Bread Festival. Throughout time the ovens of Salisano have repeated the traditional recipe. The flavour is sweet and it has a thin and brittle crust.
Roccabaldesca is a ruined castle founded in the fifth century by Tebaldi, from which it derives its name. In the eighth century it was very prosperous, protected from the Abbey of Farfa and in the fourteenth century had an importance equal to Salisano. In the late sixteenth century the castle Read more…
The San Diego Franciscan monastery was commenced in 1559 and completed three years later. It was restored by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary. Among the municipal documentation are all rental contracts from 1868 onwards. From a technical point of view it is interesting due to an underground cistern beneath Read more…
Placed in the historical centre of town, the church was built around the eighth century and renovated several times. Its neoclassical facade, with two towers, date back to a restoration around 1700. The portal and a small crest stone with the two keys go back to the previous 1400 facade. Read more…
This was the entrance gate when Salisano was a fortified village, and you can still see the hinges of the wooden door.
The first documents about Salisano appear in the “Summary Farfense” in 840, where it is mentioned among the estates of the Abbey of Farfa. The origin of the village, however, dates from the first half of the eleventh century when the population seeking shelter from the Saracen invasions took refuge Read more…
