コルキアーノの峡谷・トップ6

Walking along via S. Egidio, you will find the beginning of this short but very suggestive path inside a "via cava" (roads dug through the tuff that connected the bottom of the valley with the territories above and, in other areas, were also used to drain excess water from agricultural land). This via cava is full of caves dug directly into the tuff, probably used as stables or cellars to store wine or food.

Corchiano is a small town in the province of Viterbo, apparently similar to many others, a little modest... and yet, it has become famous for some events, such as the infiorata, which is held at the end of May and sees the entire town involved in decorating a good part of the streets of the town with flower petals, colored sawdust, coffee grounds and in general any material that can be colored and applied in designs of great beauty. Then, in December, the living nativity scene takes place in a natural setting of great suggestion, finally, the exploration on foot of the ravines should not be overlooked, a true natural monument and archaeological site of great interest... in short, a place that is worth visiting. The difficulty in walking the paths, all equipped, is generally T (tourist) and suitable for all age levels.

Very beautiful and evocative

The Tagliate, or dark quarries, are very ancient roads carved into the sulphurous rock. The Tagliata Fantibassi is about 190 meters long, its walls are about 10-14 meters high, the road is 4 meters wide even if it sometimes narrows down to 1 meter. The average slope of the track is approximately 15%.

The Cavoni appear very similar to the gorges and are one of the most important examples of the impressive engineering works of the ancient Falisci civilization. The communication routes of this ancient people were dug by hand in the tuff.

Corchiano is an ancient Faliscan city, a people who shared the dominion of Tuscia with the Etruscans. The village retains its medieval layout, with winding alleys and suggestive squares.

The Forre di Corchiano (vie cave) are works declared a natural monument. They are located in the town of Corchiano (which stands on a tufaceous cliff), the vie cave are a work created by man. It is a vertical cut to create a road that softens the sometimes harsh slopes of nature.

Impressive hand-carved rock paths. 3000 years old!!!