Lazio Bed & Breakfast, Casperia
| country: | Italy |
| location: | Casperia, Lazio |
| price: | From €55 (single room) per night, € 85 per night for twin with private lounge and ensuite bathroom. N.B. Limited availability between Apr & Oct, as the accommodation is used for yoga holidays |
description
We are in the district of Rieti where the valley of St Francis of Assisi lies, containing the saint's 4 principal mountain hermitages, from where St Francis gave his teachings to the world. Casperia is 2 hrs 30 min from Assisi (birth place of St Francis) and 1hr from Orvieto, famous for its wine, ceramics, architecture and art.
Recommended Sites to visit during your stay in Casperia:Roman villas St Francis Hermitages Abbeys Nature sites.
Casperia is a unique medieval village lying in the heart of the Sabina mountains of Lazio. It is totally pedestrian and free from car fumes and pollution. The atmosphere takes you back to days long gone by.
It is a place of natural beauty surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and forest-covered mountains. Being a hilltop village you can watch the changing scenery of the countryside and mountains from every angle, while the night sky over Casperia is a star-covered phenomenon not to be missed! The village boasts a small grocery store, cafe and bar inside the medieval fortified walls, and another café-bar, large supermarket and pharmacy. There is also a bank with cash-point facility, restaurant, fresh pasta shop and bakery just beyond the walls. We have easy access to Rome, (1hr), and Rome Airport's just 1hr 30min away.
Our accommodation is is a great place to visit in the winter months, as it is fully central heated, with self catering facilities, sauna ...also holistic treatments can be arranged from Aromatherapy to La Stone massage.
Comprising 2 private levels, each level has a twin bedroom with lounge and en-suite bathroom. One of these levels houses a cave over 1000 years old which is a historic feature of the village; this cave has now been converted into a beautiful and unusual bathroom. There is also a single loft room en-suite, and a small twin loft room en-suite, both with skylights and panoramic views over the rolling hills of Sabina. A spiral staircase leads from each level to the terrace where you can enjoy the spectacular panoramic views and experience the wonderful sunset each evening over Casperia. Also on the terrace level is the communal lounge and kitchen. Continental Breakfast is served each morning.
By Train: Casperia is located one and a half hours from Rome airports. The cheapest and easiest way to reach Casperia is by train but this is available only from Fiumicino airport. The train runs frequently from Fiumicino Airport to Poggio Mirteto Scalo. Please catch the Orte train to Poggio Mirteto Scalo. The fare is around 5 Euro. On arrival at Poggio Mirteto station there is a free bus service to Casperia; we will greet you in Casperia Square on your arrival. If you fly to Ciampino airport there is no direct train service to Casperia. Take a bus to the Termini staion in the centre of Rome and connect to Tiburtina train station, then take the Orte train, getting off at Poggio Mirteto. There is a free bus service from the station to Casperia.
By Car: Car hire is available at both airports. We recommend booking Hertz, Europcar, or another leading European company from the airport. Directions by car from Rome Airports Follow signs for A1Firenze. Take motorway A1 toward Firenze. Exit at Fiano Romano (about 20 miles north of Rome) - a small toll is payable. After exiting follow signs to Poggio Mirteto, then to Cantalupo, then to Casperia. Note: you don't drive through the town of Poggio Mirteto but you do drive through the small village of Cantalupo to reach Casperia
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Recommended Sites to visit during your stay in Casperia:
Casperia is a unique medieval village lying in the heart of the Sabina mountains of Lazio. It is totally pedestrian and free from car fumes and pollution. The atmosphere takes you back to days long gone by. It is a place of natural beauty surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and forest-covered mountains. Being a hilltop village you can watch the changing scenery of the countryside and mountains from every angle, while the night sky over Casperia is a star-covered phenomenon not to be missed! The village boasts a small grocery store, cafe and bar inside the medieval fortified walls, and another café-bar, large supermarket and pharmacy. There is also a bank with cash-point facility, restaurant, fresh pasta shop and bakery just beyond the walls. We have easy access to Rome, (1hr), and Rome Airport's just 1hr 30min away.
Our accommodation is is a great place to visit in the winter months, as it is fully central heated, with self catering facilities, sauna ...also holistic treatments can be arranged from Aromatherapy to La Stone massage.
Comprising 2 private levels, each level has a twin bedroom with lounge and en-suite bathroom. One of these levels houses a cave over 1000 years old which is a historic feature of the village; this cave has now been converted into a beautiful and unusual bathroom. There is also a single loft room en-suite, and a small twin loft room en-suite, both with skylights and panoramic views over the rolling hills of Sabina. A spiral staircase leads from each level to the terrace where you can enjoy the spectacular panoramic views and experience the wonderful sunset each evening over Casperia. Also on the terrace level is the communal lounge and kitchen. Continental Breakfast is served each morning.how to find us
By Train: Casperia is located one and a half hours from Rome airports. The cheapest and easiest way to reach Casperia is by train but this is available only from Fiumicino airport. The train runs frequently from Fiumicino Airport to Poggio Mirteto Scalo. Please catch the Orte train to Poggio Mirteto Scalo. The fare is around 5 Euro. On arrival at Poggio Mirteto station there is a free bus service to Casperia; we will greet you in Casperia Square on your arrival. If you fly to Ciampino airport there is no direct train service to Casperia. Take a bus to the Termini staion in the centre of Rome and connect to Tiburtina train station, then take the Orte train, getting off at Poggio Mirteto. There is a free bus service from the station to Casperia. By Car: Car hire is available at both airports. We recommend booking Hertz, Europcar, or another leading European company from the airport. Directions by car from Rome Airports Follow signs for A1Firenze. Take motorway A1 toward Firenze. Exit at Fiano Romano (about 20 miles north of Rome) - a small toll is payable. After exiting follow signs to Poggio Mirteto, then to Cantalupo, then to Casperia. Note: you don't drive through the town of Poggio Mirteto but you do drive through the small village of Cantalupo to reach CasperiaSave hours - search 38 flight booking sites simultaneously using our amazing one stop flight search to find a flight to this accommodation
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We support the local community economically by bringing our groups to medieval hilltop locations rural areas in Italy and employing local people.
 Local businesses benefit from our visitors from local craft shops to local farmers as our visitors live alongside local people and buy from the local community. Also our profits help to support festivals and local functions yearly. We aim to continue to promote eco tourism and protection of nature. To promote eco tourism and traditional organic methods of farming we work along side the WWF and other anti hunting organizations in protecting the Sabina mountains fauna and Flora and in the rest of Italy and worldwide as a whole. We give directions to guests for local nature reserves, wild streams, wild sulphur springs, mountains and woodlands. We explain to our visitors the functioning and cycle of the flora and fauna of these places. We work alongside local people as our groups are small and have a theme of relaxation and eco tourism. |
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