of the Tiber. — 160 M. Stimigliano (Locanda & Osteria della
Posta, at the station) and (166 M.) Poggio Mirteto are both situated
in the mountainous district of the Sabina, where olive-trees abound.
From Stimigliano to the top of Soracte, see p. 108. — 172½ M.
Fara Sabina (92 ft.).
A carriage-road ascends to the N.E. through the valley of the Fosso
Corese to (10 M.; diligence 2 fr., return-journey 1½ fr.) Fara in Sabina
(1588 ft; Alb. della Posta). After ca. 3 M. we see to the right, beyond
the stream, a hill (Arci; 495 ft.), with the ruins of the ancient Sabine
town of Cures, where Numa Pompilius was born. From Fara in Sabina
a carriage-road and a footpath descend to the N.W. through wood to
(1 M.) Farfa, a former Benedictine monastery founded in 681, in the
pretty valley of the Farfa, the ancient Farfarus or Fabaris. The carriage-
road crosses the Farfa 1½ M. farther on, leads to the W. over the hill,
and reaches a (3½ M.) fork (355 ft.). The branch to the N. leads to
2½ M.) the station of Poggio Mirteto (see above); that to the S. crosses
(the (1 M.) Ponte Sfondato, a natural bridge passes an Osteria ½ M.
farther on, and ends at the (4 ½ M.) station ol Fara Sabina.
The line follows the left bank of the Tiber to (180 3.) Monte
Rotondo. The small town (541 ft.; Trattoria Vitt. Emanuele,
in the Piazza Vitt. Emanuele), with 4552 inhab., to the left, 2 M.
higher (seat in a carriage ½ fr.), has an old castle of the Orsini,
belonging later to the Piombino family, and now the' town-hall
(view from the tower). In the church of Santa Maria Maddalena
is the equestrian sepulchral monument of Giordano Orsini ( 1484).
About 2 M. to the S.E. of Monte Rotondo lies Mentana (Osteria
Vincenzo Picucci), the ancient-Nomentum, where Garibaldi was defeated
on 3rd Nov., 1867, by the Papal and French troops, after he had stormed
Monte Rotondo on Oct. 26th. The battle is commemorated by a monument
(Ara) over the burial place of those who fell and by a small Garibaldi
Museum ( 1905). The castle ( Castello Baronale) dates from the 13-16th cent.
From Mentana to Rome, see p. 437.
From Monte Rotondo to Rome the line follows the direction of
the ancient Via Salaria. Beyond Castel Giubileo (p. 435) we
catch our first glimpse of the dome of St. Peter's at Rome, which
vanishes again as we approach the Anio (p. 435). To the left are
the Sabine and Alban mountains. — 185½ M. Sette Bagni (p. 435).
— 193 X. Portonaccio. The train describes a wide circuit round
the city, and just beyond the Porta Maggiore passes the so-called
temple of Minerva Medica (p. 212; left).
196 M. Rome, see p. 149.
12. From Attigliano to Viterbo and Rome.
This line is of little importance except for visitors to Viterbo. There
are no express trains and no through-trains (comp. p. 111). — From Atti-
gliano to Viterbo, 25 M. , railway in 1¼-1¾ hr. (fares 4 fr. 65, 3 fr. 25,
2 fr. 10 c.). — From Viterboto Rome, 54 M., railway in 2½ hrs. (fares
10 fr. 10, 7 fr. 10, 4 fr. 55 c.).
Attigliano, see p. 106. — The train crosses the Tiber and passes
(3½ M.) Sipicciano and (10½ M.) Grotte Santo Stefano.