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This church, the "Chiesa di San Pietro" was dedicated to Saint Peter (Peter). Simon, nicknamed Peter (Rock), was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee when he - together with his brother Andrew - was called by Jesus Christ to be "fishers of men". According to Catholic understanding, he is the supreme apostle, and the two millennia-long line of popes - currently Francis - are his successors. On statues and paintings, Peter is almost always depicted with two keys in his hand; this attribute refers to the biblical saying in Matthew: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Chapter 16, verse 19). Peter and Paul are also known as the “Princes of the Apostles”; their common feast day in the saints’ calendar is June 29th.

Below the castle 🏰 there is a small area equipped to refresh yourself and enjoy the view and.... Cool 😉🌞 in summer......

The Green Falls are located within a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), with the falls originating from the Rio Verde. The organic quality is remarkable, there are crayfish and river crab, the dipper and the yellow wagtail, as well as the peregrine falcon and the red kite.

The green waterfalls are the highest perennial natural waterfalls in the Apennines. In total they fall for over 200 meters before joining the Sangro River.

In addition to numerous small frogs and fish, this small water snake also lives in the Gola and presumably feeds on the former. Now, at the beginning of October, the waterfall is more of a small trickle. To do this, it can be easily reached from the parking lot at the entrance to the gorge after a few minutes of walking over round stones and mini climbing inserts over two slightly larger rocks with dry feet. Sturdy footwear is still advisable and, especially in bad weather, you should take the notice at the entrance to the gorge that you should only enter it with a helmet because of the risk of falling rocks.

Alternative route to reach the Roccascalegna castle.

From the Roccascalegna castle you can dominate the whole surrounding valley, as well as the village itself.

Approaching from Roccascalegna you will immediately notice the castle which dominates the whole surrounding area on top of the cliff.