Cervara di Roma, the artists’ village
The highest village in the province of Rome, carved into the rock. The Artists’ Stairway and the murals tell of a century of painters and sculptors who fell in love with these mountains.
The area
Things to do in and around Cervara di Roma
Verde Respiro is the perfect base for exploring the Upper Aniene Valley: art villages, thousand-year-old monasteries, trails and crystal-clear waters, one hour from Rome.
Simbruini Mountains Natural Park
The largest natural park in Lazio: beech woods, karst plateaus and trails for all levels, from Campo dell’Osso to Monte Livata. In winter, snow and snowshoeing.
Subiaco and the Benedictine monasteries
A few kilometres away, St Benedict’s Monastery (Sacro Speco) set into the rock face and St Scholastica’s Monastery: a thousand years of history in the silence of the valley.
The San Benedetto lake
An emerald natural pool formed by the Aniene river, reached by a short woodland walk. In summer it is the place for a refreshing dip.
