The Hotel La Badia is inside the antique medieval Abbey of Saints Severo and Martirio, which was erected, according to its historical legend, in the 6° century. This imposing building is belonging since two centuries to the Counts Fiumi di Sterpeto,descended from Saint Claire of Assisi; this noble Umbrian family has been restoring during the recent years the original Abbey, by keeping its original structure intact and creating a residential Hotel and Restaurant of exceptional level and charme that the Counts Fiumi directly manage.

It is the perfect location for those who are wishing to enjoy an unforgettable stay within walls so rich of history, surrounded by the green of the Umbrian hills, among olive trees and rows of vines.

Hotel La Badia offers 18 rooms and 9 suites with antique family furniture and equipped with all comforts of modern technology.

The Hotel La Badia offers the guests an excellent cuisine of Umbrian tradition made personalized by the Chef Nicola Baiocco in the welcoming restaurant halls with vaulted roofs and tufa arches.

A convention meeting hall has been realized inside the Oratory of the Crucifix with its dramatic fresco of the Crucifixion and the moving Christo Patients and the Capitular Hall hosts receptions, celebrations, gastronomic events, musical happenings. Inside the antique magnificent Romanesque Church of 12th century enriched by a a precious mosaic floor in pure Cosmati work religious and wedding ceremonies can be celebrated in the magical suggestion and spirituality of the venue.

Inside the wide park, the swimming-pool and tennis-court offer moments of relax.

Orvieto

The heart is Piazza del Duomo , Duomo Square, thanks to the imposing gothic Cathedral with its frescos by Beato Angelico and Luca Signorelli. Equally important is the ‘Torre di Maurizio’ , Maurizio Tower, erected in1348, which represents the first clock in erecting yards. In this wonderful square it is worth visiting the National Archeological Museum , the Claudio Faina Museum (it contains one of the most important collection of Etruscan remains in Italy) and the one devoted to Master Emilio Greco .

Villages and castles

Orvieto is surrounded by villages and castles within a nature of a spectacular beauty. In the village of Fabro (A1 exit) it is worth recording the castle, the municipal palace (XIXth cent.) ascribed to the Architect Calderini from Perugia and among the products the white truffles which grow naturally in this land. To the north of Fabro there is Carnaiola , a medieval village with a castle (XIIth cent.) and walls built in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries. The castle of Parrano was built in the year 1000 over the ruins of a Roman village. In this area can be visited a whole of natural caves called ‘Tane del diavolo’ with remains of the Superior Paleolithic and Bronze Age. In Monteleone di Orvieto it is worth visiting the Collegiata, the Church of SS Crucifix and the theatre ‘Dei Rustici’. Close to the village of Montegabbione is the Monastery of ‘Scarzuola’ (XIIth cent.) with the ‘ideal town’ designed by Arch. Tommaso Buzzi which represents an extraordinary architectural structure. At a short distance from La Badia is the village of Porano with the interesting Villa Paolina and the Etruscan Necropolis. Within a short time from Orvieto it is possible to reach further important ancient towns of Umbria, such as Todi and Deruta , and Bolsena and Bagnoregio in the high Latium.

Visualizza Abitare la Storia - Alberghi e Dimore in una mappa di dimensioni maggiori

La Badia is in the country of Orvieto, Umbria, only 100 km north of Rome and 160 km south of Florence.

By car:

From Florence or from Rome: A1 Highway (Autostrada del Sole), exit Orvieto. Follow the directions for the town of Orvieto. Reach a rotary crossing and follow the directions for Viterbo. Go on for approx. 1 km and turn to the left at the first cross-roads. After few meters you will find the directions to reach the Hotel. Total distance from the exit of the highway: 3 km

By train:

Railway station of Orvieto

By flights:

• Rome-Fiumicino airport: 2 hours
• Florence-Peretola airport: 2 hours
• Perugia-S.Egidio airport: 1 hour