Places to see in ( Spoleto - Italy ) Giro dei Condotti
Places to see in ( Spoleto - Italy ) Giro dei Condotti
The Giro dei Condotti , also known as the white road , is a mountain footpath that from the Ponte delle Torri , near the historic center of the town of Spoleto , runs along the steep slopes of Monteluco at 440 m and with a flat course reaching the former monastery of Santa Maria inter Angelos (locally called Le Palazze ), then descend into the lower part of the city.
The construction of the itinerary was made possible in 1891 by the works of the aqueduct of Patrico which together with the aqueduct of Cortaccione brought water to the Ponte delle Torri. The designation tour of the conduits derives from the fact that its walking surface covers the ancient pipelines.
It is a suggestive naturalistic and historical itinerary that offers exceptional panoramic views towards Spoleto and the Spoleto valley, up to Trevi , Spello , Assisi , Perugia , the Subasio , Montefalco . It is built on a very steep ground and meets deep gullies: the valley of the Tessino stream , the Valcieca ditch , the Sanguineto ditch and it crosses the homonymous bridge. A section of the route goes into the holm oak of Monteluco, a site of community interest.
The flat route is about 1800 m long. Under the path runs the tunnel of the aqueduct that looks like masonry supporting the same path. On the wall of the conduit there are several rectangular openings that are probably useful for the inspection and control of the tunnel that appears to be made in the open air and covered with slabs of local stone. The conduit crosses the Valcieca gorge above a single low-arched bridge called Ponte Sanguineto . It continues north-west and flows below a path on the Ciciano hill to meet the ancient monastery of Santa Maria inter Angelos.
The vegetation is varied and abundant: you walk among heathers , junipers , elci , boxwood , thyme , ferns , brambles , lentisks , strawberry trees , cyclamens and wild roses. In addition to the natural beauties, the trail allows you to visit ancient monasteries and hermitages , scattered along the route or in the immediate vicinity, almost all in ruins, linked to the hermitic movement on Monteluco. Numerous sports equipment set up in the wider stretches, make it a pleasant health route.
The path, starting from the Ponte delle Torri, passes next to the Fortilizio dei Mulini , overlooking the hermitage of San Leonardo , reaches the belvedere; here you can take the left branch and go down to the former church of Santa Elisabetta , continue on a steep path through the woods and olive groves and get to the city quickly, near the Ponzianina district . Or continuing on level ground, after the Sanguineto bridge , you get to the thirteenth-century monastery of Santa Maria inter Angelos, recently restored and used as a modern hotel; from here you can go down a dirt road up to 350 m in the lower part of the city, near the San Ponziano complex.
Directions of the paths
Another possibility, always after the Sanguineto bridge, is to climb to Monteluco and reach the Valnerina , passing first to visit the ancient hermitage of Sant'Antimo, Borgo Campo Cappello, the wooded Valcieca, the pass of Castelmonte, the hamlet of Vallocchia , etc.
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Monteleone di Spoleto Italy, Medieval Town In Umbria Region
Exploring Monteleone di Spoleto in Italy, a lovely medieval town in the central region called Umbria. The town's weekly street market was going on while I was walking around.
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Filmed on July 18, 2017
Produced by Paolo De Santis
Sacro Speco di San Francesco - Saint Francis of Assisi, The Holy Cave
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Lo Speco di San Francesco è uno dei santuari più importanti del francescanesimo costruito in prossimità delle grotte ove il santo di Assisi soleva ritirarsi in preghiera, situato nelle vicinanze di Narni a circa 600 m s.l.m. è meta di numerosissimi pellegrinaggi.. Lo speco è una spaccatura lunga 60 m che scende quasi verticalmente nella vallata sottostante.
Fu fondato da San Francesco nel 1213 ma il luogo fu probabilmente abitato già dall'anno mille, ad opera dei benedettini, che gestivano la Cappella di San Silvestro. Ora vi vivono i Frati minori, nel convento fatto costruire da san Bernardino da Siena.
Bellissima la piccola cappella con affreschi raffiguranti episodi che qui ebbero luogo, la piccola cella dove dormì il Santo, il letto del Santo, il castagno nato dal bastone del santo, il chiostro del '400, la splendida Cappella di San Silvestro con affreschi del '300, il pozzo di cui parlano i Fioretti di San Francesco e Tommaso da Celano dove fu attinta l'acqua che S.Francesco malato trasformò in vino.
Negli orti e nel chiostro di tale Santuario Pier Paolo Pasolini girò alcune scene di Uccellacci e uccellini.
Al di là della motivazione religiosa che spinse San Francesco ad una scelta così radicale, quello che mi interessa di un luogo tanto particolare è la sensazione di assoluto che si respira all'interno dela grotta, nella cella, nel magnifico castagneto, una pace ed un silenzio che hanno accompagnato la vita di un uomo che ha saputo trovare in se stesso e nella fede un valore così profondo da rinunciare a tutto il resto. Sarebbe bello che ognuno di noi trovasse un valore altrettanto forte, non necessariamente legato alla fede religiosa, qualcosa in cui credere così profondamente da darci uno slancio verso l'asssoluto della vita, non per spogliarci delle vesti quotidiane, ma per arricchirle di passione e forza....
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Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco Bernardone; born 1181/1182 October 3, 1226) was a friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans.
He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and Italy, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies honouring animals around his feast day of 4 October.
In 1209 Francis heard a sermon that changed his life. The sermon was about Matthew 10:9, in which Christ tells his followers that they should go forth and proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven was upon them, that they should take no money with them, nor even a walking stick or shoes for the road. Francis was inspired to devote himself to a life of poverty. The Holy Speco is the place where he lived for a long time.
Eremo di Montecorona e il Frutteto antico - The old orchard
2 ottobre 2016 Con questa escursione andremo a conoscere due importanti siti religiosi della nostra regione e
successivamente un'azienda agricola del tifernate dedita al recupero di antiche specie di frutta. Il
nostro cammino inizia dall'Abbazia medievale di San Salvatore di Montecorona di cui visiteremo la
bella chiesa per poi salire utilizzando un antico percorso quasi completamente selciato e immerso in
un fitto bosco fino all'Eremo situato a ca. 700 mt sulla cima del monte omonimo. Da qui scenderemo
sul versante opposto e, con un percorso ad anello, riprenderemo il sentiero di salita.
Dopo la sosta pranzo raggiungeremo l'azienda della Fondazione Archeologia Arborea per una visita
guidata al frutteto dove potremo conoscere varietà di frutta solo fino a pochi anni fa dati per scomparsi.
This tour will enable you to know two important religious sites of our region and
then a farm of tifernate dedicated to the recovery of old fruit species. The
our journey begins medieval Abbey of San Salvatore Montecorona of which will visit the
beautiful church and then climb using an ancient path almost completely paved and surrounded by
a dense forest to the hermitage located ca. 700 meters on top of the homonymous mountain. From here descend
on the opposite side and, with a circular route, we resume the path of ascent.
After the lunch break we will reach the company of Arborea Archaeology Foundation for a visit
tour of the orchard where we can learn about fruit varieties only until a few years ago data
for disappeared.