Farm-house Monte Asprano (Roccasecca)

Description Monte Asprano

The structure dates from the beginning of the 19th century and has 9 bedrooms each with their own en-suite bathroom. The agriturismo is surrounded by three hectares of land with the drystone wall terraces characteristic of this area. The land is cultivated using biological methods and the products used to supply the kitchens and the meals served at the agriturismo. In the summer, meals are served on the terrace with a spectacular view of the castle of the counts of aquino, the birthplace of saint thomas, and in the winter in traditional style rooms with a fireplace. .

Services Farm-house

Surroundings (Roccasecca)

The historical area of the Ciociaria has represented a privileged communication route between Rome and Naples for over a millennium, coinciding almost exactly with the province of Frosinone The origin of the name is derived from the ‘ciocie’, the ancient and characteristic shoes wo once upon a time by its shepherds, made of a single piece of leather, tied to the feet by laces, also of leather, and sometimes tied around the calf, which was covered with a strip of white cloth.
The history and the spirit of the Ciociaria are intimately related to the changing forms of its territory: from the pre-Roman period, with its ancient acropolises surrounded by megalithic walls, until the imperial period, with its prosperous towns along the via Latina; the first centuries of the Middle Ages, with civilizing influence of the Benedictine abbeys. A land which is to be discovered through a voyage in the past between history, myth and legend following the footsteps of Cicero, Saint Thomas....