サントレステのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

モンテ・ソラッテのサント・オレステにあるサンタ・ロマーナの隠れ家は、山の北東斜面にある洞窟の中に彫られた岩窟教会で、木々に覆われ非常に趣のある場所にあります。伝承によれば1218年に奉献されたとされていますが、この場所はキリスト教以前の崇拝にも関連する、さらに古い起源を持つようです。 この遺跡からは、隠れ家が現在見えるよりも広かったことを示す壁や遺跡の残骸が見られ、また洞窟の湿った壁にはフレスコ画も見られます。内部には、岩から流れ落ちる水を溜める大理石の水盤もあり、伝統的に母乳が出ない女性が信仰のために使用していました。

Viewpoint and fork of the sentinel path. You get there along a path that runs parallel to the fence of the old military area. It's very steep at first then it's easy. From this point you can go back along 204B continuing to follow the fence or go down to the bunkers and old military vehicles

On the path that leads from Sant'Antonio to Santa Lucia there is a deviation to the right which immediately begins to descend very steeply. In the first stretch you have to be careful not to slip, then the path continues without difficulty along the fence of the old military area; in fact it is called the path of the sentinels. At the height of a wooden platform and of a bench there is a deviation to the right which, following it all, descends to the area where there are the bunkers and the open-air museum of old military vehicles.

On the right side of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie begins the path that leads to the church of S. Antonio. The first news of this Hermitage dates back to 1532; the prior of all the Soratte hermits resided here. The building has been preserved but the interior cannot be accessed. Other remains are in the rear area of the church where there is also a bench to admire the view. In front of the church the path continues in the direction of Santa Lucia although halfway you can turn left to reconnect to the concrete road that takes us back to the town.

On the way to the top of Soratte, just before the San Silvestro hermitage, you can take the path on the left that leads to the small San Sebastiano hermitage, of which modest wall traces remain. The latter was home to hermits in the 16th and 17th centuries, after which it began to be abandoned and fell into ruin. In the rock there is a cavity used to collect water. Short trail but to be followed with care.

Huge boulder leaning against the rock, looking at it it seems like it is about to fall down. Legend has it that Saint Nonnosus was a monk and that rock is in that spot because he managed to move it from the top of Soratte to make room for a vegetable garden for the monks. Panoramic point

Remains of a building which legend has it belonged to bandits. Very panoramic point on the path to get to the top of Soratte

The meri are very deep karst cavities. Easy path to follow. Start from the large Sant'Oreste car park, the one below the road. There are three of them, all close together. On the same path, a little further on, there is the church in the cave of Santa Romana, a beautiful place that deserves to be visited.