Rome, Tuscia and Maremma

The Elizabeth Unique Hotel is a small boutique hotel located in the heart of Rome, just minutes from Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo. It occupies a noble 18th-century palace where original elements are skillfully blended with contemporary details.

With only six rooms and suites, the mansion maintains an intimate, discreet atmosphere that makes it the perfect urban hideaway.

In no other city does history feel so alive as in Rome. For almost three millennia, emperors, popes, and artists have left their mark on the city, from churches and museums brimming with beautiful artworks to exceptional archaeological remains and fascinating tales of political intrigues. Nowadays, Italy’s capital never fails to amaze visitors with its fantastic combination of historic landmarks, present-day Italianness, and tasty cuisine.

Libera Mente is a charming guest house located in the tiny hamlet of Civita di Bagnoregio. It’s housed inside a 16th-century palace, whose ground floor is still home to an ancient olive mill and some Etruscan tombs adjacent to it.. With only four rooms and a splendid panoramic position, this place guarantees a truly unique experience.

Formed thousands of years ago when the soil collapsed into a deep bowl due to a series of eruptive events, Lake Bolsena is the largest volcanic basin in Europe, covering an area of over 110 square meters. Its placid waters are perfect for water sports, while all around the lake there’s a scenic road offering magnificent views and lots of picturesque towns and villages to explore.

Antonella and Edoardo opened their farm on the hills of the Fiora river, just a few minutes from Pitigliano, in 2009. Here they produce organic oil of the highest quality and jams using the produce of their fruit orchard. They take visitors on a journey through the history and richness of the oils of Maremma and their restaurant is a great place to familiarize with the local flavours and aromas in an intimate, familiar atmosphere.

Nestled on top of a hill at 600 meters above sea level, Montefiascone is a lovely village along the Via Francigena pilgrimage route. It’s surrounded by vineyards that produce a unique white wine called "Est!Est!Est!”. The old town is dominated by the Cathedral of Santa Margherita, whose dome is the third largest in Italy after those of St Peter’s and S.Maria del Fiore in Florence. The Popes’ Fortress on the highest point of the village offers commanding views of the lake.

Saturnia is a delightful spa town of ancient origin, as testified by the Etruscan remains found in the area. Its sulphurous waters, which maintain a constant temperature of 37°C, are renowned for their therapeutic properties. They feed both the fascinating Gorello Waterfalls and the Terme di Saturnia spa, offering a cozy respite from a busy day of tastings and sightseeing.

Once a noble mansion, Villa Acquaviva is a splendid farmhouse in the village of Manciano, just next door to the Terme di Saturnia hot springs. The property, which produces its own wines, olive oil, jams and honey, is surrounded by a beautiful park filled with aromatic herbs and fruit trees. There’s also a sparkling swimming pool with a panoramic position at the top of the hill. The hotel is part of a wine farm that produces excellent blends as well as olive oil, jams, conserves, honey, and pasta.
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Maremma is an enchanting corner of southwestern Tuscany with a fantastic blend of exceptional cultural heritage and treasured culinary and wine-making traditions. The scenery is beautiful and varied, with an attractively peaceful countryside, unspoiled beaches, natural hot springs, and unique villages shaped by ancient civilizations.

There’s an area in Maremma where tuff (a rock of volcanic origin) has been carved throughout the centuries to build entire villages. These tuff towns, whose history is profoundly linked to the ancient Etruscan civilization, catch the eye already from a distance, with their breathtaking clusters of houses stacked on top of each that seem to have grown from the stone. There are three major centres in this area: Sovana, with its perfectly-preserved Etruscan necropolis; Sorano, with a beautiful 14th-century castle and a splendid natural terrace carved in tuff; and Pitigliano, also known as “LIttle Jerusalem” because in the past it hosted a large and prosperous Jewish community.

The lovely terraces of this restaurant, one of which is nestled under the loggia of an ancient 16th-century palace, are the perfect spot to sample traditional Tuscan cuisine while soaking up the unique atmosphere of the tuff town of Pitigliano. Chef Carla Ripaccioli, who learned all the tricks from other local cooks, serves typical yet modern dishes prepared using km 0 produce.