The Sabine Hills

Just 60km (37 miles) North-East of Rome, Sabina is a patchwork of olive groves and vineyards, dotted with ancient monasteries and medieval villages.

Legend has it that the first Romans came to the region of Sabina to kidnap and marry some local women, in order to extend and strengthen their own community. This story is known as The Rape of the Sabina Women .

'I Monti Sabini' (the Sabine Hills), lie between the river Tiber in the west and the town of Rieti in the east. The river Nera flows in the north, and the river Aniene in the south. (Map)

The olives that make Monti Sabini Olive oil grow at an altitude of 500-550 metres (1,640-1,804 feet). This, along with the limestone terrain and steep hillsides, creates the perfect condition for growing olives.