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I took a six-mile hike along the Via Sacra, an ancient road built by the early Romans. The trip started in a little mountainous village called Rocca di Papa. In Rocca di Papa, the people painted on their walls. Look! | |
| One beautiful Saturday morning, I took off to the mountains with friends from the school. One of them is a wonderful Danish man, a seminarian who lives at the English College. The college owns a beautiful little villa that has had many lives...as a convent, as a monastery, as a health farm for alcoholics, even as a hospital for the Germans who took it over during the war. The day was unique because it was completely Italian and devoid of tourists. We hiked up a steep hill over the Via Sacra, an ancient road where the early Romans climbed to thank the gods for their good fortune in war. After a walk through the woods, we found ourselves at the Palazzola, the retreat, where we had a fabulous lunch and a tour through the gardens. It was a magical day. | ||