Castello di Foglia

A fascinating descent


A fascinating journey along three thousand years,
in the medieval village of Castle Foglia
through caves rich in archaeological finds.

Journey through the "underground city"

Foglia, millennium village almost magically suspended between heaven and earth, revealed another aspect that makes it unique and extraordinary: a warren of caves and hidden in the silent darkness of the cliff. The unique geological nature of the rock on which it stands has allowed the inhabitants to dig in the course of three thousand years, an incredible number of cavities that stretch, overlap, intersect below the modern urban fabric. Are a valuable reservoir of historical and archaeological sites, studied only recently in an organic and science. If the "superficial" aspect of the village is little changed over the centuries, the structures that were functional hypogean remained, largely, intact. A guided tour of "Leaf Underground" is therefore the most appropriate tool to get in touch with this new, very special cultural aspect of a town extremely rich in history and "jewels" of art. Step by step echoes the mysterious and fascinating story of Sabina Fauna, while the damp shade transpire ghosts of medieval and Renaissance. Where the winding underground route runs parallel to the cliff, the light from panoramic opening a succession contends the dark, seemingly without end, of tunnels, staircases, passages, unexpected overlapping rooms whose walls you can read in thousands of small niches, the secular adventure of the birth of this "underground city". It is an extraordinary journey through time, an exciting and easy in the heart of leaves here has its roots and preserves, almost intact, an unexpected and impressive memory.