Escape the city and enjoy a guided tour of the fairy tale castle Rocchetta Mattei, an authentic jewel of the Apennines with its astonishing mixture of styles from Medieval to Moorish Arabic.

Explore its labyrinth of interconnected rooms, courtyards, passages, stairways, arches, painted vaults, and towers. Learn about the fascinating story of Cesare Mattei, who picked the location with the specific intent to make his fortress the cradle for the practice known as electrohomoeopathy, a system of healing that made him popular all over the world.

Hear about some of his eminent patients, like Czar Alexander II and Ludwig III King of Bavaria. Discover how Mattei had become so famous that he was even mentioned by Dostoevsky in his novel “The Brothers Karamazov.”