Torre Alfina
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
A Lombard-era watchtower turned castle gave Torre Alfina its name, and the castle still dominates this small village on the northern rim of the Alfina plateau, close to the borders of Umbria and Tuscany. Its present look dates from the 1880s, when the banker Edoardo Cahen had it remodelled by the Sienese architect Giuseppe Partini. From the public gardens you walk straight into the monumental Sasseto wood.
Highlights
- The castle, remodelled for the Cahen family by Giuseppe Partini
- The monumental Sasseto wood, entered from the village gardens (IT)
- The Monte Rufeno nature reserve on the village's doorstep (IT)
- In 1867 Garibaldi's general Giovanni Acerbi made his headquarters here
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Torre Alfina). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Lazio
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
Pecorino romano cheesePublic domainPecorino romanoCheese- RicottaCheese
- Penne all'arrabbiataBread and pasta
- Pasta with broccoliBread and pasta
- Pasta with broad beansBread and pasta
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina laziale). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
1 place to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 1
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Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Bagno Bossolo · ~48 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Ramici · ~48 min by car
- Thermal spa: Parco Termale del Bagnaccio · ~49 min by car
- Thermal spa: Vasche di Musignano · ~54 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme San Filippo · ~56 min by car
- Hot spring: La Balena Bianca · ~56 min by car
- Hot spring: Pozzo San Valentino · ~56 min by car
- Hot spring: Il Bollore · ~57 min by car
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Nearby member villages
- Allerona · 6.8 km
- San Casciano dei Bagni · 14 km
- Civita di Bagnoregio · 20 km
- Monteleone d'Orvieto · 20 km
- Cetona · 24 km