We will discover the magnificent gorge of the Rio Castello that descend up to the Tiber Valley between Chia and Bomarzo (VT), a dark, shady wooded valley, may be even a bit thrilling! That, in the countless archaeological remains and evidences hidden in a luxuriant nature, preserves the traces of a rocky civilization that we all belonged to but that we have been relegated to oblivion.
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WHERE SHALL WE GO?
- Rio Castello Gorge
- The Etruscan Pyramid of Bomarzo
- The rocky church of Santa Cecilia in the middle of the dark forest
- The old village of Mugnano
- The Castle of Chia
WHAT SHALL WE SEE/DO?
- The spectacular Rio Castello waterfalls
- The ancient mills on the same river and the barriage works
- The Etruscan pyramid of Bomarzo and the countless archeological evidence hollowed out in the tuff
- Medieval rocky churches and traces of human settlements
- The village of Mugnano that dominates the Tiber Valley from a small hill
- The woods, the plants and the shady vegetation of the gorge
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