Route map		Where to stay
	Historical and natural attractions		Markets and fairs
	Local products		Outdoor activities
	Producers		A traditional recipe
	Where to eat		Complete description of the itinerary

HISTORICAL AND NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
Along this itinerary, visitors can admire the Etruscan city of Veio, within the Regional park of  Veio, the medieval town of Isola Farnese, the church of San Pancrazio, dating back to the 16th century, with 4th century frescoes, and the sanctuary  of the Madonna del Sorbo.
The Museum of the Agro (countryside) Veientano is hosted in Palazzo Chigi, in Formello, close to the Romanic church of San Lorenzo. Sacrofano is the only town within the Rome province where traces of an ancient Jewish ghetto survive.


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Local products

• Caciotta di pecora (Italian sheep cheese)
• Marzolino (short-seasoned sheep caciotta, produced in March)
• Ricotta di pecora (kind of sheep cottage cheese)
• Ricotta romana (Roman cottage cheese)
• Pecorino primo sale (fresh sheep milk cheese)
• Pecorino semistagionato (semiseasoned sheep milk cheese)
• Pecorino moro agro romano (dark pecorino from the Roman countryside)

 
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PRODUCERS

ROMA

• Apicoltura Nisi

S. MARIA DI GALERIA

• Perla Lorenzo

ANGUILLARA SABAZIA

• A & A Formaggi (cheeses)
• Azienda Zootecnica  (livestock farm) Gennargentu

BRACCIANO

• Azienda Agricola  (farm) Pitzalis Sergio

TREVIGNANO ROMANO

• Azienda Agricola (farm) Venanzi Giuseppe

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WHERE TO EAT

ROMA

• Casali Santa Brigida
• Il Casale di Martignano
• Co.Br.Ag.Or. - Coop. Braccianti Agricoli Organizzati
• Il Castoro
• La Masseria
• La Melazza
  

BRACCIANO

• Il Sambuco
• Monte La Puglia
• Centro Ippico (equestrian centre) Tenuta S. Barbara

MANZIANA

• La Caldara

CANALE MONTERANO

• La Torretta

CAMPAGNANO DI ROMA

• La Mola
• La Riserva di Martignanello

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• Co.Br.Ag.Or. - Coop. Braccianti Agricoli Organizzati
• Il Castoro
• Riserva dell’Olmo

• Il Sambuco
• L.B. Stud
• Monte La Puglia

MANZIANA

• Monte del Palombaio

CANALE MONTERANO

• La Torretta

TREVIGNANO ROMANO

• Acquaranda

CAMPAGNANO DI ROMA

• La Mola

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MARKETS AND FAIRS

FORMELLO

• Festa dell’olio e del vino

CAMPAGNANO DI ROMA

• Festa del baccanale

MAGLIANO ROMANO

• Sagra della pecora

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Family walks and nature tours, by foot and by bicycle, can be taken in the Bracciano and Martignano park, and in the Natural Monument of Caldara di Manziana; this also has an active sulphureous spring and a very rare birch copse.
Pleasant and unusual initiatives for children and families, such as the “Festa delle Fate dei Fiori” (feast of the flower fairies), held at the end of May, when different activities are held, and  guided tours and games - characterized by myth and magic - organized in the park.  At the end of September, the “Festa degli Gnomi” (gnome feast) takes place, in much the same fashion.
The lakes offer pleasant canoe trips, such as the tour of the Martignano lake; canoes can  also be hired.  Swimming t is possible only in certain spots.


Cooperativa Usnea 
06 9963717


Parco Naturale Regionale di Bracciano-Martignano (natural  regional park)
06 99806261/62; 
info@parcobracciano.it;  www.parks.it


Monumento Naturale della Caldara di Manziana
06 3026024 (Comune di Manziana);
caldara.manziana@parchilazio.it; 
www.parks.it


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BAKED COREGONS (LOCAL FISH)

Category: main course
Difficulty: easy
Ready in: 45 minutes
Season: year-round

Ingredients (four servings)
2 coregons (about 600g each), 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 3 fresh leaves of sage, 1 sprig of rosemary, salt and pepper.

Preparation
Grease a baking-pan, place the slices of lemons on its bottom and the fish (washed and scaled) on top. Mince the sage, rosemary and lemon rind and season the fish, drizzle the oil on top, and add salt and pepper. Bake in an oven at 200° (C°) for about 15 minutes. When cooked, squeeze the lemon juice on the fish and serve.

(Source: Il Lazio a tavola - Oretta Zanini De Vita)


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ON VIA CASSIA: THE PARK OF VEIO


For hundreds of years, expanses of  wheat and a tangled vegetation have hidden the wonderful ruins of what was once Rome’s first important  rival: the Etruscan city of Veio. Important archaeological excavations have brought to light  the remains of sanctuaries, temples (that thought to be Apollo’s is particularly important), the municipium and many necropolises, all in the archaeological site in the Regional Park of Veio, opened in 1997;  this includes the wide area of the Roman countryside known as the Agro Veiate.
Set in an exceptionally beautiful nature visitors can see, apart from the ruins of Veio, other important historical vestiges as well as modern and vital vines, large farms, towns and roads.
The park is very large and includes: the towns of Campagnano di Roma, Castelnuovo di Porto, Formello, Magliano Romano, Mazzano Romano, Morlupo, Riano, Rome and Sacrofano, each with its own natural beauties and monuments to see.
The park entrance closest to Rome is near the medieval town of Isola Farnese, which is certainly worth a visit for its church of San Pancrazio.

This dates back to the 16th century and has 4th century frescoes, including the cycle of the apse which is ascribed to the Melozzo da Forlì school. In the area between Campagnano di Roma and Formello, the countryside becomes much more wild: this area is known as the valle del Sorbo. A castle has protected the adjoining town since the 10th century; on the latter’s ruins, at the beginning of the 15th century, the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sorbo was founded. It is perched on a spur of rock overlooking some stunning scenery. In Formello, close to the Romanic church of San Lorenzo, the Museum of Agro (countryside) Veientano is hosted in Palazzo Chigi, the ancient municipal building. 

Sacrofano is the only town within the Rome province where traces of an ancient Jewish ghetto survive.