Spectacular trekking around a S.Frances way stop over

MORE INFO AND PHOTOS ON THIS SPOT

WHERE SHALL WE GO?

• Pastoral village of "Casette" of Cottanello (800m)
• Karst plateau of Prati di Cottanello
• San Francis chapel in Greccio
• Macchia di Mezzo Mount on the Sabini Mountains

WHAT SHALL WE SEE/DO?

• A pastoral village, seat of a particular form of transhumance
• Landscape of wooded pastures with stazzi, fences, drinking troughs and wild grazing animals.
• The shrubby vegetation of the pastures, the characteristic plants and their uses.
• The beautiful centuries-old beech woods on the ridges of the Sabini Mountains
• The "Cappelletta di Greccio", a place of prayer and meditation for St. Francis on his visits to Greccio
• The wonderful view of the Santa Reatina Valley from the mountainous ridge of the Sabini Mountains