33. Foodie finds in the Sabine hills near Rome
Untold Italy travel podcast
Katy Clarke
4.6 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2020
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
The ancient Sabine hills are just north of Rome. Here you'll find yourself in glorious countryside dotted with hilltop towns and olive groves. It is idyllic countryside a whole world away from the metropolis close by.
Many of the famous recipes of Rome come from these hills thanks to its abundant natural resources. Our guests Sally Ransom and Guido Santi run cooking classes and experiences from this beautiful setting. In this episode, they share with us the food, history and sights of the Sabine Hills.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 33. |
| 0:12.2 | Ciao and benvenalty to Untold Italy. I'm Josie. And I'm Katie and we're here to help you plan your trip to Italy. |
| 0:19.5 | Between us, we have many years of travel experience |
| 0:22.0 | and we want to help you uncover your own, as yet untold stories and adventures in Italy. |
| 0:27.5 | Each episode, you'll hear practical advice, tips and ideas to help you plan your own trips |
| 0:32.0 | to the magical land of history, stunning landscapes and a whole lot of pasta. |
| 0:36.1 | We'll have interviews from experts and focus on local destinations |
| 0:39.9 | and frequently ask questions about travel in Italy. |
| 0:43.5 | Thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe to our show. |
| 0:46.6 | Now let's get started on your regular dose of Bala Italia. |
| 0:50.2 | Thank you. Talia. |
| 1:03.6 | Welcome to the Untold Italy podcast. |
| 1:06.0 | This is Katie and Gratia. |
| 1:07.6 | Thanks as always for listening. |
| 1:12.6 | In this episode, we are taking you to an area that I haven't been to yet, |
| 1:18.9 | to the Sabine Hills, or the Sabina region, which is to the north of Rome. This region has ancient roots to the Sabini or Sabine tribes who inhabited the hills up to 2,000 years BC. And they were |
| 1:25.4 | important in the founding of Rome, and there's a lot of interesting stories around that. |
| 1:30.3 | Now this influence of the people of this region continued over the Middle Ages when |
| 1:34.7 | important fortifications and smaller towns were built on the hilltops around to protect Rome. |
| 1:41.0 | In more recent times the people of this area moved to Rome and brought with them some of our favourite Roman dishes that I discussed a few weeks ago on the podcast here. |
| 1:50.8 | But today I'm talking to Guido and Sally from Convivio Rome. They run day tours and cooking classes in the Sabina Hills as well as online cooking classes and a cooking club. |
| 2:01.5 | They have a wealth of knowledge about this area and they'll share some of their secrets |
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