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The name of this place is linked to the local tradition of using caves for food preservation. The rocks and the shade of the forest help to isolate the cavities from the outside, maintaining a constant low temperature. It was also common to fill the caves with snow during the winter to increase their cooling power during the warmer months. Even today it is possible to appreciate the difference in temperature between the outside and the inside, especially during the summer.

Located at 1,254 meters above sea level, the top of Mount Calvano is characterized by an immense meadow between Casentino and Valtiberina. It is not far from the Verna sanctuary and it is not uncommon for you to come across grazing animals.

Monte Calvano (1254 m above sea level) is a mountain in the Apennines in Italy. There is a path that leads to the summit. Monte Calvano is one of the 307 peaks along the multi-day European long-distance hiking trail E1.

Here you find yourself at the foot of the rock, which is cut vertically, and look up to the sky to admire the magnificence of the rock! The ascent of the Holy Mountain of La Verna, as “the rough rock between the Tiber and the Arno…” is called, is the place where the “stigmatized” Francis wanted to relive the same torments that Christ suffered on Calvary. The path from Rimbocci up to La Verna is quite strenuous because you have to overcome a large difference in altitude (a good 600m) in just a few km. It leads to an old donkey path, on which you continue uphill with a steep incline to the monastery.

The exact translation of the rock cave is: “The Ice Box” and that’s exactly how it feels when you get closer. In the past, people used such caves to store food.

What a sight when you suddenly step out of the forest and come across this open space with a magnificent view.

Monte Calvano is reached after a few hours' walk from the Sanctuary of La Verna. The 360° view it offers is spectacular, thanks to the meadows for grazing. There are gates to be opened and closed with care due to the possibility of grazing livestock (I have not seen any - journey made in April)

Evocative view under the rock of the sanctuary. Unfortunately, many tourists particularly appreciate throwing objects from the terrace located there