아멜리아‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪17‬개의 천연기념물

It is a large boulder of shaped and carved peperino stone, located in a forest between Bomarzo and Chia; It was rediscovered in 2001 by the Archeotuscia association and the archaeological company Pro-Ferento. The structure has 26 steps carved into the volcanic rock, with a height of 8 meters in the upstream part and 16 meters in the downstream part. It is believed to have been an Etruscan rock altar, probably dating back to the 6th-7th century BC, although some hypotheses suggest even older origins.

"There are several locations between Umbria and Lazio that claim its exact location. According to Giuseppe Angeletti, a scholar and passionate geographer from Perugia, and the Military Geographic Institute (I.G.M.), the geographic center of peninsular Italy would be positioned along the route of the Roman aqueduct of Formina, near one of the most evocative Roman bridges in the city of Narni, the Cardona bridge.".

The photos of Monte Croce Serra are absolutely not real, the rock is not there at all and not even the refuge, that is not Croce if

The remains of the ancient Roman city, crossed by the Via Flaminia and lapped by a bend of the Tiber, are set in a natural landscape of remarkable beauty, a perfect synthesis of archeology and nature with a centuries-old history.

Geographic coordinates of central Italy

Fascinating place, full of history

Unfortunately we didn't see much, the weather was prohibitive to say the least. The promise was there, the expectations were high.

Monte Croce di Serra is the highest mountain in the Apennine chain of the Amerini mountains. At the top you can enjoy a wide and spectacular panorama of the Umbrian territory.