Lucci Hotel Rome Blog

Our Author: Arianna

Hi everyone,

I decided to do something special for you last week.

I went to visit a small pretty village in Lazio called Bellegra.

Let’s start from the  very beginning.

As you may know I work for a group of hotels in the city center of Rome.

So, at the end of my shift last week, I spent the night in one of the most beautiful, warm rooms at Hotel des Artistes.

After a nice rest and a very nice tasty breakfast, which I had on the roof terrace( So nice to have the breakfast kissed by the sun!) I left the Hotel des Artistes to go to Bellegra.

I know you are demanding yourself, what’s so nice about Bellegra?

I chose this village for two principals reasons: first of all was going to the Tacchie (type of pasta) with Porcini mushrooms festival; second reason  is the incredible cavern’s bow uncommon kind of design made from the torrential water.

Unfortunately, the cavern that is open every day during summer time, during winter time it needs to be booked in advance, which I didn’t know.

Bellegra is as well a nice village where it’s possible to have a relaxing walk. In fact it is rich of spiritual places, really beautiful S. Lucia and S. Sisto church built in a modern style or S. Nicola church built in Barocco style with some painting from XVII.

Feature characteristic of this place is also the antique trade market where you can find typical products from this part of the region. In particular this antique trade market which takes place every second Sunday of the month contributes to enforce the Bellegra images in tourism industry.

But let’s get back to us.

I was talking about the porcini and the pasta that unfortunately you cannot try anymore.

What you can still see, what I really recommend is the Christmas’ market which takes place every year starting from the 8 of December, in Tyrolese style, with small wood’s object, souvenir and handcrafts.

Not finished yet with the surprises: where we go with something that you really enjoy: The Bisagra of the boar and olive of oil, where it’s possible have lunch or dinner tasting delicious boar with polenta, spiced boar, and bruschetta.

So what do you think?

Do you know what? Let’s go togheter. I’m waiting for you here at Hotel des Artistes in Rome.

Directions: SS 6 Casilina, or A24- Aquila , Vicovare exit, Subiaco direction until Bellegra.

Roma- tiburtina cotral bus, 1 and an half hour journey time.