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Starting point for the Silent Villages Trail! A beautiful route both on foot and by bike.

nice crossing point

The gate bears the coat of arms of Vitorchiano with the inscription SPQR (for which the village received permission from Rome). The gate is part of the old wall that extends for about two hundred and fifty metres on the south side of Vitorchiano. The tower above the gate dates from the 13th century. The old city walls (Le Mura Castellane) have several towers, each built of peperino stone and dovetail battlements with loopholes in between.

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.

suggestive Umbrian village, among the most beautiful in Italy👍🚴

Historic house now owned by the heirs of the artist Balthus. The castle was built in the eighth century. by the Lombard king Desiderio, but the first certain news dates back to the 12th century when it became the property of the Calvelli Ghibelline family from Viterbo (from which the toponym Montecalvello derives). It later belonged to the Monaldeschi family who, starting in the 15th century, transformed it from a fortress into an elegant palace. Recently, after centuries of neglect, the entire complex was purchased by the artist Balthazar Klossowski de Rola, born in Paris in 1908 and known by the name of Balthus (from which the Castle now takes its name. Restored by the artist with care and wisdom, after his death it was inherited by his children. The castle can be visited by reservation (write a message to: annaritaproperzi@gmail.com). For more information, consult this link https://www.rocaille.it/il- balthus-castle-in-montecalvello/

At the moment the castle is inhabited by the sons of Balthus and visits are not planned, but, in any case, the place is accessible to be able to admire it from the outside.

In Montecalvello there is an apparently uninhabited village which is the residence of the heirs of the artist Balthus. Of Lombard origin, the castle was remodeled in the 1400s and transformed into an elegant residence by the Monaldeschi family. The description given by Annalisa P. Cignitti in this post is very interesting: https://www.rocaille.it/il-castello-di-balthus-a-montecalvello/