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Facilities within the Property

Arriving at the Villa the first thing you will see is the 30 Mt playing ground. Then there’s a large pergola with a barbecue and oven wood. The private swimmingpool with external shower (10 x 6 Mt) lies below the house, between the olive grove and the fruit orchard and the vegetable garden. Outside amenities also include mountain bikes and table tennis.

Villa Felice extends a rare opportunity for friends or families to come together and enjoy a host of activities. The 2 hectar ground spreads over many different levels and the panorama takes everybody’s breath away.

Inside amenities also include bed linens, toilet-paper, laundry, TV and radio, iron and ironing board, oven/stove, microwave, dish washer, housekeeper (on request). There is a fire a large parking space on the grounds.

Property Facilities Summary:
Children's Playground	Children's Pool
Excursions	Five-a-Side Football
Gardener Service	Ironing
Laundry & Ironing	Private Garage
Private Parking	Swimming Pool
Towels for Swimming Pool	Water Gym

Nearby Facilities

Considered the geographical center of Italy, Rome is 40 Km drive away. Primary train can reach both Rome in 30 minutes and Florence in 1.5 hour, leaving from the railroad station of Orte, just 8 Km away.

Farfa Abbey: profoundly influenced the history of the whole of the Sabina area, having controlled, during it's "golden age", nearly all the nearby towns and villages. But it wasn't only important on a local level, in fact it was one of the most powerful Benedictine monasteries in Europe and played a major role in the power struggles between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire, opposing the power of the Papacy for centuries. The role of the Abbey in conserving knowledge and culture and in spreading new technologies during a period of instability, invasions and depopulation caused by plague should not be underestimated.

Museum of the Tiber Sabines: The Archeological Museum at Magliano Sabina has come into existence recently, with the opening to the public of the first 2 floors of Palazzo Gori, with sections dedicated to the Bronze age, the early iron age, the Sabine era, and the Hellenistic period. The aim of the museum is to become an example of a living museum where ordinary members of the public can come into contact with the culture of the past and learn about the history of the surrounding area. Archeological studies have given us an idea of how the ancient settlement at Magliano (its name is unknown) was laid out. Like other settlements of this period (7th century BC) in Etruria and Lazio, spreading over an easily defensible hillside, and separated by a valley from the eastern hills, used as a necropolis.The success of this settlement was mainly due to its position overlooking the River Tiber, of fundamental importance in ancient times for both cultural and commercial exchanges. The settlement also controlled the routes used for the seasonal movements of flocks.

Roccantica Village: Surrounded by forests on the slopes of Mount Pizzuto, Roccantica has a medieval castle and several churches dating from different periods. It is also a good starting point for a walk in the mountains. Here is an itinerary of the monuments of Roccantica.

Medieval Fortifications: The defensive and watchtower is square shaped, on top of a triple ring of stone walls. The first ring has still visible buttresses, the second, three gateways -"il Portone" (or Porta Reatina -the main door), Porta Nuova and Porta dell Arco. This ring also has a tower and is in large part intact. The third ring has been incorporated into the structure of some houses, although once it included Porta Romana which later became the renaissance gateway known as Le Colonne.

Church of St.Valentino: This church already existed in 792, and is cited in a document of 870. Rebuilt around 1300, partially demolished in 1932, and now a war monument. It had five chapels, dedicated to St. Lorenzo, St. Lucia, St. Annunziata, St. Pietro and Paolo, and St. Nicola. Frescos (fifteenth century) of Pope Urbano V, Madonna enthroned, St. Cristoforo and Madonna with angels.

Church of St. Maria Assunta in Cielo: (Parish church). Built in 1740 over an existing church. The baptismal font of 1516 and a 1561 painting by B. Torresani come from the Church of St. Valentino. Other works by S. Conca (1680-1764), S. Pozzi (1708-1768), A. Mattei (1720-1768).

Church of St. Caterina d’Alessandria: Nobiliatry chapel built by Governor Armellao de Bastoni, around 1432. The walls are completely frescoed by Pietro Coleberti da Priverno (1/6/1430) with the Legend di St. Caterina. The altar is the work of a follower of Giovanni di Pietro (lo Spagna).

Castle -Monastery of the "Clarisse": Church of St. Chiara: The monastery was built in 1583 on the remains of a castle and an area donated by Maddalena Ferraguti at the insistence of Flaminia della Rovere (widow of Paolo Orsini). It is now a private house.

Roman Seminary: Built by Orsino Orsini in 1454 as a monastery for Reform Franciscans (St. Antonio da Padova). Angelo Roncalli later to become Pope Giovanni XXIII .

Church of St. Giuseppe: Built from 1690 to 1696 by marquis Giuseppe Vincentini to plans by Francesco Fontana. Rich in precious marbles, it has an antique organ and a painting of the Cortonesque school.

Church of Piedirocca: Sanctuary with a holy image of Madonna and Child. Every native of Roccantica, wherever they are in the world, tries to return home for the Festival dedicated to the Madonna (second sunday of september).

Hermitage of St. Leonardo: A natural cave in a place of wild beauty, once a Benedictine hermitage. Parts of the encircling wall remain, as do some monks cells, an alter with traces of frescoes, an oven and a well, also frescoes by Jacopo da Roccantica (St. Leonardo and St. Caterina). Further down are the remains of a water mill.