An authentic home in the heart of the medieval village

You enter from an alley, climb a stone staircase, and the day changes pace. Two rooms in the historic center, at the gateway to the National Park.

The refuge

There is a beauty
that does not need
to be explained

There are places that reveal themselves slowly. Just walk through the streets of this village, watch the light fall slanting on the stone walls, listen to the mountain's breath.

The Brigands' Refuge isn't a place to visit: it's a place to live. Three hundred years of history, of transformations, of silences that are in no hurry to be told.

Among arches and narrow corridors, rooms opening onto the valley, the past isn't explained—it's there to breathe. Every detail has its own meaning: the eighteenth-century stone, the dark wood of the doors, the glass clouded by generations of seasons.

It's that rare place where time stands still. Where you return, breathe, and for a moment feel part of this land, not just a guest.

It's not a house built to look old. It's a house that has stood the test of time, and stopped here.

The rooms

Two rooms, two names

They bear the names of those who actually inhabited these mountains.

Chiavone Room

From the windows you can see the alleys, and behind the alleys the mountains

It is the larger of the two, and you can feel it: you can feel comfortable there even if you stay for a few days, working or doing nothing.

Cedrone Room

The walls are made of stone, and the silence is true.

It is the smallest and quietest room in the house: here you wake up without an alarm clock, with the light coming from the roofs.

The village

The door closes and we are already in the Middle Ages

You walk between arches, small squares and shops, until the houses end, the forest begins, and the road climbs towards the pass.

Living the refuge

Here you can stay and experience the area:
the house is the accommodation, the village is the program.

They put their hands to the forge, they taste the wine between the rows, and the brigands tell each other where they really went.

Tours and stories among the alleys

Six walking itineraries, from Florentine merchants to the trail of bandits.

Wine and oil tastings

You can taste the Cabernet di Atina DOC and the Maturano, the freshly pressed oil, the milk and its cheeses.

Ancient crafts and cuisine

One day is spent in the forge, another watching the stonemasons at work, yet another making pasta by hand.

Before leaving

What you need to know

Arrival and keys

We'll write to you before your trip with parking and access instructions. We'll deliver the keys in person.

During your stay

We'll help you with everything: from luggage storage to e-bike rental, to the Visit San Donato Val di Comino Guest Card.

If you come with children

The story of the brigands keeps the boys enthralled until the last word, and the easiest paths start from the village, without having to get back into the car.

How to get there

From Rome, it takes about an hour and twenty minutes, and from Naples, an hour and a half; the Forca d'Acero pass is just a few minutes from the village.

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