From March to December
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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 approximately 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
Distances:
| Distance to: | Name | Km or meters | City or Village | Rome City | 100 km | City or Village | Florence Town | 130 km |
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The Restaurant La Badia
represents the blending between its historical landscape and an
incomparable culinary experience, such as the taste of salami made with
game, spicy local cheeses, all the traditional Umbrian dishes.
- The emerald green extravergin olive oil is produced by
means of cold-pressed olives.
- The aromatic and strong vinegar comes from the full-bodied
wines of the area.
- The deep-red wine is extremely full-bodied.
- The white wine is the Orvieto Classico, with procanico,
verdello, grechetto, drupeggio and malvasia grapes.
- Bread, seasoned with a touch of rosemary, olives, walnuts,
with fresh raw greens, a drizzle of oil.
- A selection of Umbrian cold cuts with cheeses and acacia honey.
- Hand-made fettuccine, tagliolini with black truffles, pea
or vetch soups, spelt and legumes served with toasted bread.
- Juniper-grilled meats, “coccinillo” or baby pig over a wood fire, fresh salads served with wild herbs, seasoned with abundant olive oil and white red-wine vinegar of cleared red wine.
... tastes that will capture your heart ...
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... the origins ...
The origin of the abbey as to the legend
The Abbey was built at the end of the VIth
century around the primitive church of San
Silvestro by the noble Lombard Lady Rotruda.
An
old legend says that Saint Severo died and his remains were brought to
Orvieto. Lady Rotruda, wanting to seize them, touched the coffin,
however her hand was entrapped.
To have it realeased she was compelled to promise the
foundation of this abbey and a deserving burial to Saint Severo Monk.
This is the legendary origin of the Abbey of Saints Severo and
its disciple Martyrio.
The popes' footsteps echo through the walls
After
the long period of administration by the Premonstratensian Canons, a
number of commendatory abbots succeeded each other at the abbey, first
among them Cardinal Pietro Barbo.
Other notable men
also wandered along these abbey corridors, men like Cardinal Nicolaus
von Kues, known as Cusano, Simoncelli, Scipio Borghese, Aldobrandini,
Barberini, Altieri.
... the restoration ...
Since more than one century the Badia is belonging to an
Umbrian family descending from Saint Claire of Assisi, the Counts
Fiumi di Sterpeto.
Soon
in the first years of the new management, the Abbey came to a new life
through challenging restoration works that were essential for the
preservation of this structure.
Together with the maintainance works, several areas were modified in order to create a residential hotel and a restaurant of exceptional quality.
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La Badia Hotel disposes of 18
double rooms and 9 Suites.
- The windows of the rooms look out on the extraordinary view
of the tufa rocks of Orvieto.
- The beautifully designed rooms and suites are equipped with
most modern facilities made available by the modern technology.
- The structure is perfectly fitted up to host in the best way any kind of event in an exciting and unique milieu.
- Air conditioning
- SatelliteTV
- Internet access
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Restaurant
- 150 seats
- Local cuisine
Conference area
- 2 Conference rooms
- From 30 to 150 seats
Main features
- Ancient Abbey of the XII th century
Hotel
- Rooms and Suites
- Restaurant
- Church
- Cafeteria
- Wine tasting lounges
- Conference Rooms
- Audio/Visual equipment
- Reading Lounge
- Breakfast Buffet Lounge
- Sightseeing bookings
- Car hire bookings
- Park
- Swimming pool
- Tennis court
- Wide parking area
- Pets: non admitted
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Amex
- Mastercard
- Eurocard
Check-in time: 2 pm
Check-out time: 11 am
Sport Facilities
The
guests who love to do physical exercise can use the wonderful panoramic
swimming pool and the tennis-courts, two gems perfectly embedded in the
structure of La Badia.
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Weddings
La Badia is a perfect venue for ceremonies, wedding receptions
and intimate dinners.
The rarefied atmosphere shed by these walls rich of history
leaves touching memories.
The religious ceremonies are celebrated within the
extraordinary Church of the XIIth century.
The receptions are arranged in the elegant inner lounges or in
the surrounding green areas and in the outside courtsyards.
The Church
The
Church is of Romanesque origin and is embellished by a precious floor
of pure Cosmati work standing out at the foot of the altar as a carpet
of mosaic tessere in white marble, red porphyry and dark-green
serpentine, still as perfect as then.
The frescoes adorning the walls of the Sacristy date back to the XIIIth and XIVth centuries.
