Magliano Sabina
A balcony over the Tiber valley, and the field the balloons go up from.
7 days outthe nearest is a 1 h 04 drive from Rome
Magliano stands on a ridge with the river below it and the Umbrian hills on the far side, which is a view worth an evening on its own — and the reason the balloon flights leave from here at first light, when the valley air is still.
The slopes below are olive and vine, and the estates are the kind where you eat where you taste.
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In the airLift off at first light over the Tiber valley. The transfer from Rome is included.
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In the airA shared hot-air balloon flight sold by an operator that flies from three Italian bases, one of which is served as the Rome departure.
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In the airThe private version of the balloon flight from the Rome base, sold as a whole-basket booking rather than per seat.
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With your handsA proper tasting course, not a sales pitch, run by Cristina Falcinelli — a professional taster of olive oil and table olives and a member of UMAO, the Mediterranean union of oil…
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With your handsA sunset aperitivo in the vineyard at Magliano Sabina with a tasting of the estate's Colledoro wines and a selection of cheeses, olives and frittelle.
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With your handsAn outdoor painting session at Magliano Sabina with easel and blank canvas provided, working from the landscape of the estate.
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In the old stonesA Baroque church at Magliano Sabina.
Free — nothing to pay
Just turn up
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No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.
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