But where is Sabina?

Sabina. We hear her name often: on the label of an olive oil bottle, in a real estate ad, in a social media caption... even in the name of our agency.

But if someone asked you, “Okay, but where exactly is Sabina?”, could you point it out on the map?

Now, this is where things get a little complicated.

Sabina, in fact, is not a region, it is not a province and you will not find a nice border drawn on Google Maps telling you: “Here it is, Sabina begins here.”

And yet, it exists. It certainly does. It's a territory defined more by history, culture, and landscape than by administrative boundaries. And perhaps that's precisely what makes it so difficult to explain... and so easy to recognize once you're inside.

But let's try to give it some boundaries anyway.

Sabina is a historic region of central Italy, its heartland located in the province of Rieti. Its history and identity, however, extend beyond its provincial borders, encompassing the so-called Roman Sabina, in the province of Rome, and extending into parts of Umbria and Abruzzo.

But Sabina is not all the same.

Traditionally a distinction is made between Lower Sabina and Upper Sabina.

The Lower Sabina region extends primarily along the Tiber Valley and the hilly areas closest to Rome. It's the territory of the Via Salaria, where you quickly transition from the bustle of the capital to the silence of a small village, to a greener landscape and an inevitably slower pace, until you gently climb toward the hills, where the vegetation and even the light change: the Upper Sabina.

In short, when we say “Sabina,” we’re not talking about a specific point on the map.

We're talking about a land of hills and mountains, olive groves and forests, lakes, small villages, and country roads. Places that, despite being just a short distance from Rome, seem to belong to another dimension.

And perhaps this is why, when someone asks us “But where is Sabina?”, the simplest answer is not always the most accurate.

We could say: about an hour from Rome.

We could indicate the province of Rieti.

Or we could simply tell you to follow the Via Salaria, leave the chaos of the city behind and watch the landscape change.

By then, you've probably already begun to understand where we are.

Welcome to Sabina.