Castello Santa Margherita agriturismo

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The farmhouse Azienda Agricola Castello Santa Margherita is located in Cori, 50km south of Rome, in the middle of a centenary olive grove, on a hill about 400 metres above sea level.

The farm lies on fairly isolated area on the pitch of a hill and enjoys the beauty of the bilding, confidentially called Castle, which is the result of a series of architectural stratifications started in 1100 a.d. and developed up untill the first half of the 19th Century. The edifice was originally erected to host a monastery, later it became site for a farm. A wealthy roman family turned it into summer holiday residence.
In the beginning of 1900 it was bought by the actual owners who tried to keep the original structure despite the ups and downs of the second world war. During that time the structure was occupied by the German army.
The harmony of the location is created by the magical marriage between the building and the surrounding nature, between the panorama and the centenary gardens, emphasized by a careful restoration, carried out fully respecting the original period and style.

It is a family run business, and the products, extra-virgin olive oil and olives are produced in the full respect of nature and following the organic procedures.

Castello Santa Margherita

The historic castle of Santa Margherita is located in Cori, ancient Cora, a village on a hill nestling high on the Lepini mountains, overlooking the plain of Pianura Pontina. This area is one of the richest in landscape variety in Latium (Lazio): mountains, hills and sea.

Carefully restored, the castle mantains its old fashioned charm. It is Agriturismo and offers self-catering holiday apartments.
The Castle, surrounded by a spotless centenary olive grove, is in a central location which makes it a perfect base for tourism. In Cori, città d'arte (credited for its historical value and monuments), guests can visit the numerous wine cellars to taste local wines and products, as well as explore the enchanting lanes of the ancient city.
Silence and peace make the Castello Santa Margherita an ideal place to relax and enjoy the open air activities. The vicinity of the sea allows an all-year temperated weather, encouraging archeological and naturalistic walks.

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Hisorical notes on Cori and the landscape

Besides its landscape significance, marked by a luxuriant scenery and most of all a spactacular view on the pianura Pontina from Anzio to the Circeo mount, Cori has a great importance from an archeolocical and historical point of view.

The history of Cori (ancient Cora) dates back further than that of Rome; its origins are lost in myth. The ancient scholars claimed that Cora was founded by Dardanus, a trojan hero.
There are relevant archeological evidences such as the temple of Hercules (II century b.C.), the cyclopean town walls, triunph of polygonal work ,made of large rocks of irregular shapes, typical for the development of the terracing walls of the town ( from VI to II century b.C.), the temple of Castor and Pollux and the Catena bridge (I century b.C.), as well as other ruins of temples preserved inside some of the more recent churches.

These archelogical examples interlace with the typical medieval architecture of the churches, among which the Chapel of the Annunziata (XIV-XV century a.d.) internationally renouned for its beautiful and extremely well preserved fresco paintings.
A village well worth a visit, even without a precise target.

Azienda Agricola Castello Santa Margherita, salita Santa Margherita snc, 04010 Cori (LT) Italia tel 06 9677022