Walking through the Sibillini Mountains

Arrive in Ascoli Piceno, meeting with the guide and visit of the city starting from Piazza Arringo, with the Bishop’s Palace, the Cathedral, the Baptistery, Piazza del Popolo and Palazzo Malaspina. Tasting with a visit to a local winery. In the afternoon naturalistic excursion in the outskirts of the city where you can admire the gorges, wonder of the nature, that extend to the feet of Mount Ascensione, determining a landscape with arid and lunar stretches; The Devil’s Finger, a natural stone monument between Piagge and Colle San Marco; the Mountain of Flowers, divided by the other “twin” mountain of Campli by a deep canyon dug by the Salinello stream. In the evening transfer to the hotel and accommodation in private rooms, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the Pilate Lake place of mysteries and legends of the Sibillini Mountains. Also known as “the lake with the glasses”, because of its particular shape, this basin is the only natural lake of the Marche and one of the few alpine glacial lakes on the Apennines. Here you can get in direct contact with nature and walk the paths in freedom. In the afternoon transfer to Spoleto with a stop in Norcia enclosed by a wall of thirteenth-century origin with the shape of a heart, with eight doors and seventeen small medieval towers, with its ancient houses with earthenware roofs offers the natural scenery of the film cloak and sword. Transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel, guided tour of the historic center with the Duomo, the Rocca Albornoziana, the Diocesan Museum and the Church of Sant’Eufemia that contains the works of Bernini and Filippo Lippi, The Church of San Salvatore, an early Christian building of the highest artistic and historical value; the Monastery of San Ponziano, a charming Romanesque architecture located just outside the city, and also the Church of San Pietro, just outside the walls. Lunch in the restaurant, in the afternoon we leave for the famous Marmore Falls, a site of natural beauty, nestled in the heart of the Nera Valley, within the area of the Nera River Park. In the area of Marmore Falls there are six routes to practice, all extremely naturalistic and scenic. You can hike and do activities in the paths immersed in the green and admire the waterfall capable of thrilling, with three jumps of various elevations that reach 165 meters. Return to Spoleto for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Spello called the flower town, this little jewel is among the most beautiful villages in Italy. In its historic center, between the narrow alleys each house is embellished with colorful plants and flowers. The Towers of Propezio, the Door of Venus and the Consular Door are worth a mention for the architectural structure. Return to the places of origin.