On the trailAldo Manuzio was born in this village and went on to invent the book you can hold in one hand, italic type and the semicolon along with it. Bassiano is a ring of walls high in the Lepini, cold when the plain is baking.
High, out of the way and steep, and the sanctuary means a walk down through the woods and back up again.
Bassiano at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.
Open it where the roads are
Takes you to Bassiano — the town, not the meeting point. Ask them where exactly to turn up; the number is on this page.
Getting there
The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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With your handsMuseum in the sixteenth-century Palazzo Caetani dedicated to Aldo Manuzio, the Renaissance printer born in Bassiano: printing machinery, Aldine editions and a civic collection o…
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On the trailFull-day guided hike to the highest summit of the Lepini range at 1,536 m, through beech woods and along the karst ridges, with views over the Pontine plain, Circeo and the Pont…
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On the trailGuided hike along the old paths between the Lepini villages, to the Santuario del Crocifisso built around the Selvascura cave and on to Valvisciolo Abbey, reading the symbols ca…
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On the trailOne-day guided hike of about eleven kilometres and 690 metres of ascent to the summit of Monte Semprevisa, through beech woods and along the ridge, with views towards the Circeo…
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On the trail6.8 km and 691 metres of climbing, with a guide and never more than ten of you.
€49 per person
Books on Nature of Sal — Salvatore Benintende
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On the trailSnowshoes, poles and a guide are included: you turn up and walk onto the snow.
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On the trailClip into a harness and cross the trees: from age four there is a course to do.
€5 per person
Books on ViviAvventura
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On the trailTen kilometres, 550 metres of climb, graded E+: the badlands below Civita.
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