Just you
A whole house to yourself. Big bed upstairs, kitchen that actually gets used, and nobody to please but yourself.
Casa MarlitaCollelungo Sabino · Italy
A littlehousewith a longexhale.
A stone house in the hills of Collelungo. Sabina, Italy. One hour from Rome, and a world away from everything else.
PrologueRead slowly
Slow down. You are in Sabina.
Here, mornings begin with bells, moka coffee and light moving over olive trees. The lane outside knows more cats than tourists.
There is fibre internet when the world genuinely needs you, a fireplace when it does not, and the kind of quiet that makes you remember what your own thoughts sound like.
The improbable middle
Rome to the south.
Snow to the north.
Olive trees everywhere else.
Collelungo Sabino sits in Lazio’s green interior, in the upper basin of the Farfa — rural, agricultural, and still pleasantly uninterested in becoming a tourist performance.
See what is around ↘Who it suitsOne house · three rhythms
Small by design
Made for the people
you would actually travel with.
The two of you
The double bed upstairs, fireplace downstairs, and the village outside. Romance with excellent Wi-Fi — sentimental, not medieval.
Two + a little one
Perfect for a couple travelling with a child. The single sofa bed becomes their cosy base camp; everyone wakes together in the hills.
A village in motion
Twenty seconds outside the door.
Terracotta roofs, a bell tower and hills that go on making green look easy.
Move slowly.
The village does.
The roomsEvery corner, no wide-angle trickery
Look around
A house with
good little stories.
Warm, useful and unmistakably lived in. Tap any photograph for the full story — some rooms are better at modesty than others.
The practical poetryEverything you need, nothing shouting about it
Small house. Grown-up comforts.
Old beams.
Modern behaviour.
Casa Marlita keeps the good parts of village life and quietly adds air conditioning, fibre and free parking at the village edge.
01
SleepTwo, beautifully
A generous double bed upstairs and a single sofa bed downstairs for a child.
02
WarmthA real fireplace
A working wood-burning fireplace, with the wood trunk exactly where it should be.
03
SummerAir conditioning
For the days when the Italian sun becomes a little too enthusiastic.
04
ConnectedFast fibre internet
Remote work is possible. Ignoring work while the connection remains excellent is also possible.
05
ArriveFree parking nearby
Park free at the village edge, about 50 metres from the door. The last few steps are through old lanes made for neighbours, cats and footsteps — not traffic.
06
CookA useful kitchen
Two-zone electric induction hob, electric oven, coffee machine, kettle and the only correct choice: a moka pot.
07
Stay awhileWashing machine
In the bathroom, as Italian tradition and practical common sense intended.
08
RefreshFull bathroom
Glass shower, heated towel rail, bidet and a window onto the old village.
Guest reviewsFrom their stay to your next one
A few words after the journey
Little notes,
lovely stays.
A few words from the people who have made themselves at home here. Read their notes, then follow the links for the full stories.
Google5.0/5
“A very cozy stay in the beautiful small town of Collelungo. Everything was perfect and very comfortable…”
Airbnb5.0/5
“The bed was really comfortable, and the view from the window was fantastic.”
Booking.com7.0/10
“The apartment, on several levels, is cosy and welcoming. Convenient street parking. […] The stairs to reach the second floor.”
Google5.0/5
“Lovely place to stay and visit whole Sabina region. Highly recommended! 10/10”
Airbnb5.0/5
“…clean, welcoming and equipped with everything a family needs. A great stay.”
Google5.0/5
“Amazing place!!! Highly recommended!!! We had a great time!!”
Selected excerpts · Reviews checked .
Around the houseApproximate drive times
The quiet between Rome and snow
Close enough to go.
Far enough to breathe.
Roman domes south, Apennine snow north, castles and olive country in between. Choose a pin; the day can take it from there.
Times are rounded estimates from current open-road routing (July 2026). Rome traffic, mountain weather and a very convincing trattoria may alter them.
The Casa Marlita field guideVol. 01 · keys, shoes, no clipboard
The borrowed-day department
Six days to borrow.
Return them dusty.
Real routes through Lazio, Umbria and sideways Rome—structured enough to be useful, loose enough to leave room for a suspiciously long lunch.
Day 01An easy full day · castle booking essential
Castles, stone & lake blue
Rocca Sinibalda → Castel di Tora → Poggio Moiano
Begin with a fortress that looks as though it sailed into the Sabina hills, then follow the road to a village leaning over Lago del Turano.
- Pace
- Easy, with stone lanes
- Do first
- Reserve the castle
Morning
Rocca Sinibalda Castle
Book the guided visit in advance, then give the village a little time too. The castle’s prow-like silhouette makes much more sense from several angles.
Afternoon
Castel di Tora
Continue to the medieval lanes above Lago del Turano. Wander without a target, find a terrace, and let the lake do the persuasive work.
Evening
Dinner on the way home
The original house notes point to Maria Fontana in Poggio Moiano. Confirm a table before setting out; small-town spontaneity has office hours.
Official websites
Original house guideDownload the five-page itineraryOne useful truth
Opening hours out here occasionally treat the internet as a suggestion. Reserve the anchor, message the restaurant, and keep one excellent detour in your pocket.