Salte Trusche is a sustainably designed place and NGO dedicated to the development of creativity and connection with ourselves and nature.
We are on a hill surrounded by woods adjacent to the Selva del Lamone Nature Reserve, in Farnese, in the Tuscia area, in upper Lazio, central Italy.
Here, amidst the beauty of nature and supported by permacultural resource management, our family is committed to promote a sustainable and creative lifestyle.
At its core is the understanding that balance is based on continuous adaptation and inner work as essential foundations for peaceful and nourishing coexistence with other living beings.
This central Italy territory of Tuscia attracted us with its magical and unpredictable landscape, interwoven with woods, streams, olive groves, crops, nature trails, medieval villages with quaint local museums and archaeological sites from the late Neolithic to the Etruscan civilization… Traces of the past that deepen our gaze and invite us to a less abstract and disconnected perception of the present.
In short:
⸙ Plenty of paths in the woods all around.
∞ Archeological sites (Castro, Vulci, Rofalco and more).
♒︎ Water in every form: waterfalls, rivers, lakes, thermal springs, sea nearby.
🜋 Stunning medieval towns like the small Farnese itself and Pitigliano, Bolsena and Sorano.
ᨓ Mountains (Monte Amiata) 50 min far.
☂ Interesting local tiny museums (“Simulabo”) perfect visit in case of rain.
༄ Our advices of things not to miss in Tuscia.
A word on the element of Tuscia we love the most, water, that there is in every form: beautiful waterfalls, rivers and lakes (Lago di Bolsena the most known); a free thermal spring at 20 min and the famous thermal pools of Saturnia a bit further; and the great sea at 30 minutes!
Curiosity about the name Salte Trusche: it comes from a vision, somewhere between history and dream.
The “salte” are the steep ups and downs of the forest surrounding us, a typical feature of these places of ancient volcanic origin. The term “trusche” aims to subvert the derogatory lexicon used to describe those who did not conform to the prevailing way of life, including disobedient children until a few decades ago. This usage dates back to the destruction of the Etruscan people at the hands of the Roman Empire, which coincided with the process that replaced the sacred power of nature as the inspiration for order with the political power of men, inspired by the idea of domination.
Salte Trusche, as illustrated by our logo, is the result of a vision: of children who, in ancient times as now, jump happily, freely, and creatively on the large tuff stones that still emerge and dot these inaccessible places of mystical beauty with magic.
Together we can reawaken that spirit, which still dwells and vibrates in our guts as it does in the soil, and experience time in its depth, feeling part of a long, very long journey.
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