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    1. Parco di Monte Orlando

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    May 8, 2022

    In the mountain there are three crevices in the rock, with a long staircase leading into the deepest central crevice and to the so-called 'Grotta del Turco'. This gash in the mountain, this enormous wound in the earth, was formed, according to the Christian tradition, immediately after the death of Jesus Christ. Proof of this is the mythical 'Hand of the Turk', an imprint left centuries ago in the rock (the shape of a hand, with five fingers), which would have been formed when a disbelieving Turkish sailor ( did not believe in the divine origin of the cracks in the mountain) he leaned with his right hand and the stone became soft under his pressure.

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      July 6, 2022

      Surprisingly cool place to hike or walk to!

        May 25, 2023

        staircase of the cave of the Turk

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          August 1, 2025

          An incredible place for glimpses and lights

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            Location: Gaeta, Latina, Lazio, Italy

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