Thybris River Experience

04/12/2022

Visiting one of our highlights of the territories dedicated to Leucotea, at the mouth of the Tiber River, on the Mediterranean Sea, we met a lot of passionate people taking care of the territory and its history.
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Great experience to share 🥰

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Oggi abbiamo ricevuto la gradita visita di un gruppo di guide a capo del progetto Thibris River Experience che per conto della Regione ha pubblicato un elenco dei luoghi di interesse del basso Tevere. Tra i luoghi da visitare è inserito il nostro Museo della Civiltà Contadina che ha suscitato interesse e curiosità per le sue testimonianze e per il meraviglioso sito dove trovasi. Questo
riconoscimento è per la nostra associazione e per il nostro territorio motivo di soddisfazione e di orgoglio, che cade in un momento particolare legato alle note vicende, che rafforza ancor di più la nostra idea di progetto di riqualificazione del Borgo di Isola Sacra.

02/12/2022

Another amazing article dedicated to Egeria by Pierangela De Martin Don't miss it!

hlttps://www.thybrisriverexperience.org/the-queen-of-all-roads-via-appia/



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Restoring and lifting the remains that we can see nowadays along the Appian Way created the archaeological walk, and in 1909, the first protection law was promulgated but it was not enough against the modern barbarians...

29/11/2022

I'm proud to present you a great article of our blog about the Egeria lands to promote our guided tours:
https://www.thybrisriverexperience.org/de/the-tiber-river-in-rome-egeria-lands/



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Local tribes, such as Etruscan, Falisci, and Capenati, from north to the coast, shared its riverbed, to exchange trade goods, tools, ceremonies, customs, and knowledge...

27/11/2022

Some articles about the lands dedicated to Leucotea will be written this week. In the meantime I have already a lot of material to show. You can start by reading about the nymph Egeria and understand why we dedicated some of the lands in Rome along the Tiber to her.
https://www.thybrisriverexperience.org/egeria-nymph-goddess-myth-muse/



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Egeria's most ancient story is lost in the fog of centuries. Probably as old as Rome itself, she has been recorded as a goddess or nymph by the earliest Latin writers whose scraps...

24/11/2022

If you're wondering why we called the land around the mouth of the Tiber River, Leucotea, you can start by learning who she really was. Enjoy the lecture!
https://www.thybrisriverexperience.org/leucotea-the-white-goddess-or-mater-matuta/



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The white goddess, the goddess of dawn and of the beginning, of the naked sheet that still has not been written, the first page of the travel journal or of a logbook. She's the beginning and the...

20/11/2022

Last day of inspections for the Pomona lands for our inspecting guided:
The last day dedicated to the inspections of Pomona lands the inspecting guides had these targets:The Monsters Park of Bomarzo, The fortified village of Bomarzo, Archeological Area of Ferento, Villa Lais at Sipicciano, the romantic hamlet of Sipicciano.
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19/11/2022

Our International promoters' experience report is now online. They did with me Giorgia - Rome personal guide three of our e-bike guided itineraries through the Latium Region, along the Tiber River, passing quickly through Rome. We had to condense more options together to get them a better idea of the choice the different territories give us since the tours are meant to be custom-made. Let me know your impression here below!

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Exploring Lazio with trips outside Rome full of hill towns, nature, and culture, but without the crowds. Off-the-beaten-path Italy by e-bike.

18/11/2022

12/11/2022

On the second day of inspections our guides, on Pomona’s territory for our Italian e-bike guided tours, had the following targets:

–Graffignano and its public castle

–Madonna di Castellonchio

–Civitella D’Agliano, a charming medieval fortified village with a tower

–The Mill of trades: a special collection of old trade bicycles

–Trebotti Winery, sustainable wine producers.

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Proloco Graffignano Il Mulino dei Mestieri ProLoco Civitella d’Agliano 2020 Trebotti Azienda Biologica - Vino Sostenibile

11/11/2022

On the first day of inspections our guides, on Pomona’s territory for our Italian e-bike guided tours, had the following targets:

–Montecalvello, the fortified hamlet, still in its original Renaissance state, that was the residence of the painter Balthus outside Rome while he was director of the French Academy

-Inspecting some of the dirt paths on the territory do ride with MTB or trekking

–Sant’Angelo, the fairy tales village with wall paintings from different street artists concentrating on the theme of fairy tales from all over the world

–Roccalvecce, the fortified town with a visit to the Castle, a hotel de Charme and still lived residence, guided by Giovangiorgio Costaguti

–Celleno, the ghost town, the romantic ruins of a town exploded for security reasons and today thanks to the local Proloco (Tourist office) transformed into an open-air museum, highlight of our Italian e-bike guided tours

–Lubriano, the city-terrace looking over the canyons with a tasting of local recipes at the Old Mill

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S. Angelo "Il Paese delle Fiabe" II Borgo Fantasma di Celleno Proloco Roccalvecce Castello Costaguti Pro Loco Lubriano

02/11/2022

We decide to dedicate the last itinerary on Egeria lands to markets and industrial archeology: so we visit Porta Portese, the most famous marketplace of Rome, finding interesting stuff for our eccentric taste and for our beautiful profession. 😍
The old butchery has at heart contemporary art: a room has even the reputation worldwide of being the Sistine Chapel of stickers. 😏
The gasometer and outriggers have their charm and give us the opportunity to think about the resistance against Nazists that the working class in this quarter fiercely led. 💪
The market of Circus Maximus, where once there was the Hebrew fish market, is a reference point to find peculiar high-quality products of our territory like the goat cheese of the Velabro valley (just behind the market), produced with an original ancient Roman recipe or the legionary bread, made with old flours. 😋

To conclude such a peculiar tour the ex-power station hosting the Museum Centrale Montemartini is a must.
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https://youtu.be/8xoFpIj_kA0

02/11/2022

The inspections of our Egeria territory went on and here you can see the video of the second day:
https://youtu.be/KZMApmjo8sg

Going out from the old royal door we rode along the Valley of the Camene Nymphs to reach the imperial monumental door to the Ancient Appian Way, the queen of the Roman Roads. We biked along the Catacombs to enjoy the seat of the Ancient Appian Way park. We visit the tombs, tours, temples, and rest of Piramid along the Ancient Appian Road up to the amazing Villa of Quintili brothers, a Villa that was once also of the emperor Comodo. Then we reach the Park of Aqueducts where the rest of the six aqueducts of ancient Roman times are still standing. We tasted the specialties of the Casal del Fiscale, a farm close to a tower to control and collect taxes. We also visit the source of Egeria and the Nymphaeum that today bears her name. The imperial walls welcomed us back into the heart of the eternal city.


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01/11/2022

Ciao!! We’ve been a bit quiet here as we've been working on a project in Italy’s Lazio Region to help develop a few e-bike routes to explore lesser known hill towns, protected areas and cultural/historical features along the Tiber River that connects the region with Rome and the Mediterranean Sea.

(If you’re wondering, “Where’s Lazio again?” it’s the region where Rome is located.)

The goal: to create 2-3 day customizable itineraries to connect travelers to these still relatively unknown areas near Rome (we saw only a few international travelers during all our visits) in a way that celebrates local communities, artisans and people for a more personal and memorable experience. And, of course, being Italy, this means food and wine also plays an outsized role 🙂

We worked together with Giorgia Cadinu, a dynamic professional guide in Rome and cycling enthusiast, who initiated this Thybris River Experience project with funding from Lazio Region. She is a fount of knowledge on all things Italian history, culture, and cuisine, and her incredible curiosity and passion continually comes through in this project. We learned so much from her each day.

Another core component to these itineraries: sustainability and a focus on everything local in terms of accommodation, guides, wine, food, transport and providers in order to maximize local benefit and reduce environmental impact. This is also one of the reasons that e-bikes are the primary mode of transport (together with an occasional regional train).

Although we cycle quite a lot, this was our first time on e-bikes…which also made for quite an experience. There’s nothing like being able to cycle straight uphill to an Italian hill town!!

Look forward to introducing you to some of the people and places we met along this journey!

06/10/2022

In this video, you will see the itinerary getting deeper into the connection to the Mediterranean of Rome and its city center. So our first day of inspections is spent on the Pasolini bike path that connects Ostia Antica district to the quarter of Centro Giano. As you might notice from the video, our infrastructures don't have bicycle facilities and sometimes even simple solutions are not adopted to make life easier for the users. Along the river, the relationship between men and nature arises strongly and you will wonder about beautiful landscapes, peculiar architectures, old abusive buildings, cultivated fields, active farms, and areas taken care of by the volunteers to share beauty with everybody. We met Sven Otto Scheen, if not the creator of the path, one of its principal supporters. Each district has its special story, its landscape, and its people. Reaching the Centro Giano district is easy and charming and there, after a few urban train stops, we could go out and enjoy the Regina Cyclarum, another cycling path born from the activism of the population. The panorama is not always idyllic and the Roman nightmare pops out in some corners: garbage and decay. But in spite of all, the urban and natural landscapes are terribly charming and they lead to the heart of the eternal city like a spiritual path! 🥰🥰🥰

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsnOdzJQELA


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This itinerary gets deeper into the connection to the Mediterranean of Rome and its city center. It is dedicated to Egeria, a nymph, a water semi-goodness, u...

30/09/2022

On the last day of our inspections for the Bona Dea itinerary, we discovered how Biofattorie Sabine was born and how it's possible to make all those good types of cheeses including Cacio Magno (The Great Cheese from Carl the Great that loved it). Climbing to Nazzano with an e-bike it's easy and the fortified village and its castles are lovely. There, the meeting with Umberto Pessolano is essential to understand the community and its present. He's the director of the River Museum but also the beating heart of it working as a creative and scientific vulcano of the community. Going back on the river, inside the Natural Reserve of Tevere Nazzano Farfa we meet Aurora Moretti, managing the Ecoturismo, the only lodging activity inside the protected area. She told us the charming story of Agricoltura Nuova and the rare seeds that once were planted in the area. To know more visit our website!


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26/09/2022

Visita molto interessante e condotta benissimo.
Le ricostruzioni all'interno degli ambienti fanno toccare con mano e comprendere appieno la storia che abbiamo studiato sui libri di scuola.
Anche la sfida ingegneristica della costruzione del bunker é messa in rilievo.
É un sito sorprendente assolutamente da visitare.

25/09/2022

On Wednesday we rode from the station of Mirteto Scalo immediately up taking a dirt road that runs under Nazzano Castles and offers a wonderful view of the Tiber besides on some scared herd. We had then to climb back to reach the border of the town to ride along the highway on one side and the town vineyards on the other. We cross the territories of Nazzano hills with cultivated hills and forests. The landscapes were incredibly suggestive that looked like postcards. We arrived then with a dirt path, but also an ex-state road under the Soratte Mountain where the town of Sant'Oreste was waiting for us on the top. The mountain is a natural park and climbing it was beautiful. The little town is rich in history but doing to our booked private tour we had to rush eating something and going to the meeting point. We find a local bakery in the heart of the old town where we taste a local pizza made only with batter and zucchini flowers. The visit to the Bunker was incredibly interesting going from the fascist era to the cold war and leaving you a strong uneasiness about weapons, wars, and the fact that governments always have a place to keep safe just in case. We rode back taking the same road to be faster to arrive punctually at the other hit of the day: the Serpone Foundation. There Christin and Ottavio showed us the contemporary collection located partly inside the villa build in the 30ies and partly in the beautiful garden taken care of with knowledge and taste by Ottavio himself. Like children we let all our intellectual resistance go away to play with the pieces of art as wanted by the artists (among others Bruno Munari, Shōzō Shimamoto, Mimmo Paladino, and Hermann Nitsch). Most of the pieces of art were site-specific and by playing with the landscape they throw down the gauntlet to the public. Last but not least the Chapel.. the unexpected and too peculiar to write something about it and spoil the surprise.


https://youtu.be/qcuI2CHdub8

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On Wednesday we rode from the station of Mirteto Scalo immediately up taking a dirt road that runs under Nazzano Castles and offers a wonderful view of the T...

24/09/2022

First day of the second week of the Thybris River Experience (check the growing website) of inspections for our guides (Pierangela De Martin Giorgia Cadinu Angela Processione ). This week is dedicated to exploring the Natural Reserve of the Tiber River, Nazzano municipality, Farfa tributary, and the charming surroundings. So last Tuesday the targets were:
-Biofattorie Sabine: a coffee break for a conference call with Federico Occhionero taking care of the Regina Ciclarum with his cats (the cycling path volunteers ).
-Didactic farm of Campo di Contra and its soul: Mauro Piersanti giving services around and on the Tiber (also with a fleet of canoes).
-Torrita Tiberina: located on the edge of the escarpment that here delimits the Tiber valley, the town was among the possessions of the Savelli, Orsini, Massimo, and Torlonia families. Dominating the historic center is the Savelli castle, with its moat and drawbridge;
-Filacciano: a very small village of just over 500 inhabitants with an unusual urban structure, a small treasure chest in the historic center of which majestic and severe historic buildings stand out (where you will see a conversation with the mayor);
-Ponzano Romano: the beautiful town dominates the ancient port on the Tiber River, overlooks the Soratte Mountain, and charms the voyager with its ancient portals, fortified palaces, and intricate alleys. There, an expected meeting with Michele Longo, scenographer, artist, and movie director, opened the door to his beautiful house and art, the gate of the Prac, the contemporary museum with a special guided visit of Graziano Menolascina, artistic curator of the actual exposition dedicated to David Salle.
-the Fiasco land: a bend in the Tiber river famous for its landscape and shape that resembles a wine flask.

https://youtu.be/cPJrXO1Tid8

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First day of the second week of the Thybris River Experience (check the growing website) of inspections for our guides. They are exploring the Natural Reserv...

19/09/2022

Last inspection of the itineraries dedicated to the godness Leucotea at the mouth of Tiber River.... beauty is priceless and it's also an intellectual dimention. Follow us to discover more about the territories of the ancient river of Rome!

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Thursday, we continued our inspections to promote the Valley of the Tiber River whose ancient name was Thybris. The city train station of Ostia Antica has a ...

16/09/2022

The first draft of our website waiting for the web manager puts down his ideas...

EN – It’s a project financed by the Region Lazio, so involving Rome and the surroundings, along the ancient river Tiber, in Italian Tevere and long time ago Thybris. In fact the project promotes a serious of historical cultural itineraries by foot, by bicycle or e-bike and by train, designed and...

15/09/2022

Yesterday we continued our inspections to promote the Valley of the Tiber River whose ancient name was Thybris. We met the wonderful corp of the Carabinieri that are handling now the entrance of some of the museums here: always smiling, empathic and passionate like Carlo. We could not take pictures of them because of their uniform. We have met Osvaldo that keeps the memory of the reclamation with a museum dedicated to the farmer culture made by the local people, two publications, and a lot of passion for history and transmitting it. We met Giulio that explain to us the story of the steamboat Pietro Micca, still working. He told us that the shipyard we were in is world excellence for the restoration of vintage sailing boats. To taste excellence we were hosted and nourished with elegance and taste by Lavina of Equoristò. Her name recalls the woman that the mythical Enea met on our coasts and married. Alessandro of the Lipu Oasi guided us through the fantastic reconstructed swamp where birds are at home, the literary park dedicated to Pasolini, and a real military bunker.
https://youtu.be/g0ol592J1mk


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Yesterday we continue our inspections to promote the Valley of the Tiber River whose ancient name was Thybris. We met the wonderful corp of the Carabinieri t...