The territories of the bed and breakfast Nonna Pia sleep full of stories, myths and legends: the ancient Romans to banditry, fairies heretics ...

- The ancient Via Salaria
The territory of Favalanciata stands above the ancient Via Salaria and and 'inclusive as shown in Peutingeriana between the statio Ad Centesimum
(the current Trisungo) and Surpicanum (Arquata) and statio Quintodecimo (the number of bridges that meet arriving from Rome on the Via Salaria) and Vicus
Ad Aquas (Acquasanta). The Via Salaria built under the console Strabo for the transport of salt from the Campus salinarum to Rome and then to high street
during the reign of Caesar Augustus.


- The legend of the Fairies
Inside a cave of Monte Vettore, living with her ??maids, an evil sorceress named Sybil. One night the maids (or fairies, beautiful women
symbolized water, fire, snow, meadows, forests ...) came out of the cave and went down the mountain to meet the pastors with whom they danced the pawl, and then
escape at dawn. One night a shepherd curious look 'under the clothes of his beloved fairy with surprise and saw the goat legs.
With their secret revealed fairies fled to the cave but where 'the wicked Sybil was waiting to imprison them. In those days came in the areas
a knight called Guerin Mean in search of information from Sybil and the pastors asked for help. The Sibyl conoscito the rider if they fall in love and proposed
to dissolve the spell on you if he had responded to the riddles. The Mean Guerin solved the riddles and the shepherds with the fairies founded a country
named Pretare. Meanwhile, the knight and the sorceress Sybil married and still in the country today are descendants.


- Carlo Magno
In 800 Charlemagne through 'these places to go to Rome on the occasion of his coronation. It was coming from his lands of the north of the Germany.


- Queen Giovanna D'Angio'
From 1420 to 1435 living 'in the Rock of Arquata the Queen of the Kingdom of Naples Joan II of Angio'-Durres after being crowned by the Pope
Martino V. Such a stay during the summer because it was important to 'Arquata constituted the northern border of the Kingdom of Naples Papal State.
It is said that the queen would host in his alcove lovers of all kinds and walks of life, even raked his emissaries among young commoners
good-looking. In order to protect his good name, Joan would not hesitate to get rid of them just satisfied his cravings. Tradition has it that the ghost
the sovereign still roams between the stands of the manor and are famous historical reenactments with medieval costume parade taking place August 19.


- Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto took place October 7, 1571 between a Christian and an Ottoman fleet. The battle (the third in order of time and the largest held in Lepanto)
ended with an overwhelming victory of the Christian forces allied. According to tradition, the Battle of Lepanto was also attended by a hundred of
spelongani and it is said that took possession of a flag fluttering on a Turkish ship that brought home how extraordinary relic of participation
and victory. Among the spelongani also inhabitants of the district where the famine was raging and the relationship of the transport of grain without Arquata duties
between the ports of coastal areas favored the enlistment for the battles of the period.


- Brigandage
Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries the ongoing political struggles social push the desperate and hungry people to leave their village for the stain. In this
context, emerges brigandaggio against the power of the present Church was present in the area. Briganti most 'famous and feared are Giuseppe Costantini
said "Sciabolone" (cause he brandished a large sword that had been built by itself) and John Pigeons infiammarano the mountain. Rebels clashed with troops
Napoleon, Piemontesi, Austria and Kingdom of Naples. The troops Sciabolone are described as frightening and picturesque, were distinguished by
clothing battered with goatskins tied as scarope, strange hats, rifles, trombones, scythes and almost all types of knives. Giuseppe Costantini
it was customary to use the hollow trunk of a large tree as a hiding place to ambush the travelers (the current tree Pigeons near Ascoli).


- Giuseppe Garibaldi
In 1849, drawing to Rome from Ascoli Piceno, Giuseppe Garibaldi and his men step 'for these territories. The first stop for refreshments happened to
Acquasanta Terme Arrival and lunch 'Arquata del Tronto where after a banquet that lasted' till midnight you stay '. In the memoirs of
Garibaldi: I saw the rugged mountain people, and we were welcomed, feted everywhere, and escorted by them with enthusiasm.