The name of this gracious, still intact village comes from the Latin silex which was the stone used in building the Roman Roads.
The village was built on top of an hill, a strategic position along the trail that linked into the Forum Novum. Still two old Roman stones are visible on the side of a house in the main street, inside the walls. The medieval village dates the X century. It was the Feud of the noble Orsini family from 1368 to 1596. Still visible in the charming, inside the walls, piazza, the stone square tower of their Palazzo.
All around the hill, olive groves and small vineyards The Sabina, indeed, is one of the few Italian regions that is actually designated as DOC and DOP for olive oil production. Limited to the season - generally late October through mid December - local olive growers will be pleased to arrange for you, free of charge, a visit to the mill where virgin oil is squeezed from the olives ripe blacken shells. While at the mill, you will taste “Bruschetta”, grilled bread dressed with extra virgin olive oil and garlic. Visit the historical center, up to the village, strolling inside the walls, in its medieval narrow streets, talking to the old people that gather everyday on the same bench, in the sun. Taste the local quiet life and enjoy the time stopping.
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