カステルフォコニャーノのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

Varco ai Gioghi is a high-altitude pass that marks a natural passage along an exposed mountain ridge. The landscape is characterized by wide summit meadows alternating with dense beech forests, offering open and airy views of the surrounding valleys.

Along the Pratomagno ridge, between Monte Lori and Croce, a sword embedded in the rock adds a touch of legend to the route. This symbol invites you to pause and admire the endless panorama, capturing the timeless essence of the vast high-altitude meadows.

Here you have a good view of the summit cross before the steep climb.

With a tunnel under a hiking trail 😉

Breathtaking view point (If you still have some breath left after the climb)! If you don't rest there, you did it for nothing ;)

Easy route along the ridge. Be careful though, with some steep and bumpy descents and climbs. Recommended if done after dinner, a light jacket or k-way.

The abbey, also known as Fonte Benedetta, was the first Benedictine monastery in Casentino, founded between 983 and 996 by two German hermits, Pietro and Eriprando, probably on a Roman transit road that connected the Valdarno to Casentino. The monastery had already seen great development in the 11th century and then in the following one, which lasted until the end of the 14th century, which led it to increase its material assets and to have jurisdiction over many churches and castles in Casentino and especially in Valdarno. In 1193 the presence of a hospital owned by the abbey in Pratovalle is attested.[1] In the 15th century the monastery entered a phase of decline and already in 1425 it was entrusted to the Vallombrosan monks who, however, were unable to halt its decline and gradual abandonment. At the end of the 17th century the Abbey was already compromised in several parts. By then abandoned, during the Napoleonic period the Abbey passed to the Marquises Corsi of Florence and, from 1811, to the Cassi family of Capraia, who neglected to maintain the buildings, so that by the early 20th century the Abbey was in ruins. In 1968, restoration of what remained was undertaken, completed in 1974, which restored the architectural remains and made the area accessible again. (Source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbazia_di_Santa_Trinita_in_Alpe )

The monument is made up of an upper part formed by the circular mausoleum and a lower part, accessible by continuing along the downhill road, formed by the chapel.