Rome: a word synonymous with millennial history, emperors, monumental churches and museums full of works by artists of immense value. Just a few kilometres away, 22 to be precise, and you will be catapulted back in time, to a place where nature is uncontaminated and where the peasant civilization is perpetuated over time: in the rural village of Castel di Guido you will be fascinated by the bucolic atmosphere, the biodiversity present in the area and what is considered the largest state-owned agricultural estate.
What to see in Rome: discovering Castel di Guido
Castel di Guido è is in fact a fraction of Rome’s capital and lies to the west of the city, between Fiumicino, the Grande Raccordo Anulare and the ancient Via Aurelia, where the majestic Roman Aqueduct stands today. Castel di Guido is located in the typical landscape of the Agro Romano, in the heart of the lush Litorale Romano State Nature Reserve, in an area that has escaped the overbuilding that has affected the surrounding areas.
The Tenuta di Castel di Guido è the reference point of one of the borghi vicino Roma più autentici e suggestivi: managed by the Roman municipality, è di Lazio property and è dotted with a series of large farmhouses still inhabited today. In addition to the non-intensive breeding of Frisona and Maremmana cattle from Lazio, the estate also grows many strictly organic crops, including milk, cheese, cereals, honey, jams and mozzarella: visitors to this large farm will be able to taste 0 km products, without using any kind of preservative.
To learn more about the local farming culture, you can also visit the Agricultural Museum, which has a wealth of period photographs, tools and utensils from bygone eras.
The estate is also home to a large number of farm buildings, including a farmhouse.
From the Castel di Guido estate, following a dirt track through the vegetation, by bicycle, on foot or on horseback, you can reach a beautiful green meadow that anticipates the Lipu Oasis of Castel di Guido, while continuing a little further on you will come to the archaeological area of Villa delle Colonnacce, just a stone’s throw from the little church of Spirito Santo.
