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Well preserved stretch of the Appian Way. Technical stretch because the pavement is not exactly smooth. In some places it is better to push the bike, but the surrounding landscape is really worth it

The caves are open to visitors and there are places to eat or a small fountain to refill your water bottles.

Of high historical importance, not to be missed even if some small sections require pushing the bike

Hard climb on concrete and asphalt

The ruins of the fortified medieval village of Acquaviva rise on a peak of the ridge of the Ausoni Mountains. What remains of that village, perched on a suggestive hill at 617 meters between the mountains of Fondi and Vallecorsa, are the walls, the ramparts, the water cisterns and the remains of material necessary for the agricultural life of the population; among these there are still some stone wheels for the grinding of the olives.

Ruins of the previous city of Vallecorsa

On the top of the mountain, between Fondi, Lenola and Vallecorsa are the remains of the ancient fortified settlement of Acquaviva, dating back to the 11th century AD, definitively abandoned in the 16th century after the sack by brigands led by Marco Sciapa. A circular path leads to the remains of the ancient fortified settlement. Border between the Papal State and the Bourbon Kingdom, as evidenced by the characteristic stone columns (cippi) present on this site.

Cippo No. 49, one of 700 places in the 19th century along the border between the ancient Papal State and the Kingdom of Naples.