Montopoli - Ruderi Grottoni Torrette

The ruins of villa "Grottoni-Torrette" are located in the locality which they take their name, in the territory of Montopoli di Sabina, and are the surviving part of an ancient Roman villa. The Sabina area was in ancient times full of villas of rich Roman families, to the favorable climate and its agricultural vocation, especially as regards the production of olive oil, a product which is still today the absolute symbol of the territory and which has always a role of great importance in Mediterranean culture. The "Grottoni-Torrette" villa was a classic example of this type of construction, in its proximity also find the "Ruins of the Casoni" remains of another Roman villa which probably belonged to the famous Marco Terenzio Varrone.