세라 산타 아본디오 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Very panoramic view, worth the climb

At least from the outside this refuge seems well kept, there is a telephone number for any overnight reservations

The Fonte Avellana Monastery has 1000 years of history, Dante also wrote about it in the XXI canto of Paradise, and you can breathe the spirituality of the monks' activity and the surrounding nature. I recommend staying, to enjoy it in the evening and in the morning when there are no tourists.

You walk with the thousand-year-old Fonte Avellana Monastery behind you

From here the real ascent of Monte Catria begins, a little more and you will be at the top

Very nice route even if the climb is a bit steep, be careful on the descent though, as it is very steep and there are rocks where you risk slipping, also always be careful on the downhill part because it is not well signposted

The view when you reach the summit is not surprising, because the summit cross - which seems almost gigantic and can therefore be seen from afar - crowns Monte CATRIA and is unmistakable. But despite its enormous mass, the cross erected here does not seem overwhelming at all; in fact, due to the steel framework construction (the most famous example of which is the Eiffel Tower in Paris), it appears almost delicate.

In his text, Stefano Aimar briefly mentions Dante and his "Divine Comedy". Not everyone will be familiar with this. A short film (in German) by and with Tilman Spengler as part of the ARD series "Classics of World Literature" presents the life and, as an outstanding work, the "Divina Commedia" of DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265 to 1321). The Florentine native died and was buried in Ravenna. Let us hope that he has actually arrived in heaven - like his literary alter ego - and that he has found his dearly beloved Beatrice there. Anyone who would like to find out more in the ARD media library (the German-language film only lasts a quarter of an hour) just needs to follow the link: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/klassiker-der-weltliteratur/dante-alighieri/ard-alpha/Y3JpZDovL2JyLmRlL3ZpZGVvL2E0YmE3OWQzLTk2NjAtNGUyYS04OTBlLTY2N2E5YmJjNGZlNw