Rocca Sinibalda

Rocca Sinibalda is a small medieval village of 780 inhabitants located between the hills of Alta Sabina and the woods of the Turano Valley. It is one of the stops on the Way of St Benedict of Norcia and develops around the immense medieval castle – redesigned in the 16th century by Sienese architect Baldassarre Peruzzi – that dominates the valley below. Between Rocca Sinibalda and its hamlets, in addition to a splendid view, there are some Ancient Roman remains. Other highlights include the old bridge of Beatrice Cenci, the imposing dam built in the 1930s that gave rise to Lake Turano, the Belvedere, the Agapito Miniucchi Civic Museum and the Museo Diffuso delle Arti Contadine (Widespread Museum of Rural Arts) in the hamlet of Posticciola. In the hamlet Vallecupola, on the other hand, is the Angelo di Mario House Museum, which has a library of around 9,000 volumes. It was set up in order to revitalise the small village and its unspoilt natural habitat. Rocca Sinibalda has for years promoted a packed schedule of mainly summer events, such as the Rigodon Theatre's ‘Endecameron Youth Exchange’ project; ‘Transhumanza’, which re-enacts the traditional migration of cattle; the ‘Leaves in the sunshine’ international music festival; the ‘Castle of invented destinies’, which includes various activities; the literature and film festival ‘Libri a tutto schermo’ (Books on screen); and ‘Rocca&Gusto’ dedicated to local products and producers.