Holiday apartment in Cervara di Roma: Art, mountains and observatory

Cervara di Roma is located in the Monti Simbruini Regional Nature Park. The town combines mountain landscapes with art, medieval history and a traditional mountain cuisine. This creates a destination where nature experiences, exploring the town, regional food and observing the sky can come together to create varied holiday days for you.

Art and history in the historic center

The Scalinata degli Artisti is an artistic landmark in the historic center of Cervara di Roma. The Chiesa di Maria SS. della Visitazione in the historic center is built from local stone and houses a 17th-century painting depicting the “Visitazione.” The medieval Rocca dates from the first half of the 11th century and was built as a military fortress to defend the area.

The Scalinata della Pace connects the settlement from the town center with the remains of the medieval Rocca and is decorated with artistic figures. On the outskirts of the town stands Santa Maria della Portella, an old church dating from 1702 with views over the Aniene Valley; above the altar is the statue “Madonna col Bambino.” Beneath the Collegiata di Santa Maria della Visitazione, the Museo della Montagna, Transumanti e Pittori displays traditional costumes from Cervara di Roma, coral jewelry, reconstructed living spaces, votive offerings, books and sacred vestments, as well as agricultural tools, livestock-farming equipment, drawings and reproductions of famous paintings in the old granaries of the curia. The cultural and historical tour includes educational materials in English and Braille.

Sculptures, trails and mountain landscapes

The Montagna Scolpita di Cervara di Roma continues the tradition of “art in the open air” that began in the early 1970s. At that time, many artists created frescoes, mosaics and murals on the façades of the houses. For active days, park trail 662 connects Cervara di Roma with the holiday resort of Campaegli. MTB route 3 is 24.20 kilometers long and starts and ends in Cervara di Roma.

Getting there, the observatory and regional cuisine

From Rome, the road connection follows the A24 Roma–L’Aquila, the Vicovaro–Mandela exit and the Via Tiburtina-Valeria (SS5) to Arsoli; from there, the provincial panoramic road continues to Cervara.

The Osservatorio Astronomico Claudio del Sole is a public facility in Cervara di Roma in the Parco dei Monti Simbruini and was inaugurated on July 12, 2008. During the day, sunspots and prominences are observed; after sunset, planets, constellations and distant galaxies.

The mountain cuisine of Cervara di Roma includes fettuccine with truffles, porcini mushrooms or castrated meat, gnocchi, polenta, strozzapreti, grilled meat, as well as locally produced pecorino and ricotta.

The right holiday apartment for your travel focus

When choosing a holiday apartment in Cervara di Roma, you can take the desired focus of your trip into account: art and local history, trails and mountain biking, stargazing or mountain cuisine each give your stay a different character. This allows you to plan your days around the town’s specific themes.

If you would like to expand your travel plans beyond Cervara di Roma, you can also discover Settecamini, Grottaferrata, Pomezia, Lavinio Lido Di Enea, Torrita Tiberina, Torvaianica, Santa Marta and Campagnano Di Roma as well.

For the higher-level travel overview: Rome.