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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.

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.

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

The history of Pietralunga is at least as rich as the variety of names this place has had over the millennia. Founded by the Umbrians with the name of Tufi, it later came under the influence of Rome with the name of Forum Julii Concupiensium. Razed to the ground during the barbarian invasions, it was rebuilt with the name of Plebs Tuphiae. Over time the vast fields that surround it earned it the name of Pratalonga, a name that persisted until the advent of the Kingdom of Italy which Italianized it into 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.

The area where the town of Pietralunga stands has been inhabited since prehistoric times, however the first inhabited center was founded by the Umbrians while it was the Romans who later left the valley below to settle in today's position. The current town has a typical medieval appearance with the oldest nucleus developing around the Rocca and the Parish Church of Santa Maria.

The structures of the Fattoria Autonoma Babacchi were built towards the end of the 1950s and were mainly used for drying the tropical tobacco produced in the Città del Castello area. Decommissioned at the beginning of the Seventies, they were assigned to Alberto Burri shortly afterwards to be used as a laboratory for the creation of large-format works. Over the years, other spaces were recovered and in 1990 the Burri Museum was inaugurated in its current structure.

Pieve De' Saddi excellent for a break, benches and fountain. The road is perfect for Gravel, coming from the castle at the end of the descent after the Pieve I recommend turning right and taking the beautiful dirt road of the Carpina valley.