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Besides being an interesting religious monument, bearing witness to the many earthquakes that have long plagued the region, the parish church is also a hostel for pilgrims walking the Via di Francesco. It's run by volunteers, so it's best to call to make sure it's open.

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The Aries fortress, near Montone, has very ancient origins, it was built by the Fortebracci family on the remains of an ancient fortress to defend the primitive population. There is news of it since the year one thousand, but it is from 1376 that the fortress begins to intertwine its history with the Fortebracci family. In that year Oddo III, father of the famous Braccio, conquered it, bringing it back under the hegemony of the nearby Città di Castello.

About 8 kilometers from the town center of the beautiful medieval village of Montone, among the lush vegetation of the Pietralunga forest in the Carpina Valley, stands the tiny village of Coloti; abandoned in the 60s, it was brought back to life in modern times thanks to the project to build the Astronomical Observatory, now unfortunately it is closed, even if you can enter simply by making a small dig in the low wooden fence.

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Umbertide is located in a green valley bathed by the Tiber.

The Pieve de' Saddi, which means Parish of the Saints, is located along the path of San Francesco after Città di Castello towards Pietralunga.

Pieve dei Saddi was built on the remains of a pre-existing pagan temple to house the remains of San Crescentino. The Saint was a devout and convinced spreader of the Christian faith in the Tiberina Umbrian valley and for this reason he was killed during the purges wanted by the emperor Diocletian in the 4th century. The current church has Romanesque forms and dates back to the second half of the 11th century. The plan is divided into three naves and closes in the rear part with a polygonal apse, on the outside there is a beautiful bell tower. The crypt once housed the remains of San Crescentino, which were then moved to Urbino.