cover photo by Sergio Cecchini
The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 7.0 (average on 3 votes)Coordinates : 42.249995,12.500038 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : The Soratte is characterized by its elliptical shape formed by a beautiful light gray limestone and a varied vegetation and differentiated from exposure, from deciduous forests with mixed evergreen species and species of the animal species mediterranea.Numerose are present in the woods of soratte, fox, squirrel, dormouse, dormice, hedgehogs, moles, wild boar, buzzards, tawny owl, the owl, the kestrel, the Woodpecker, and many passeriformi.Dalla summit and with the clear sky you can admire: the Monti Sabini, the Tiber, some peaks of the Apennines, I Monti Cimini, Lake Bracciano, Rome and view.For those who love landscape photography opportunities there ...Recommended equipment : From wide-angle to tele (10 to 600mm lenses)Best months : The Monte Soratte you can visit at any time of year, always keeping in mind the attentions suited to its relatively low altitude (693 m asl).How to get there : By car - Take the A1 motorway (exit Ponzano Romano-Soracte) - Via Flaminia output Sant'Oreste - Via Cassia Veientana output Mazzano Romano, Anguillara (direction Faleria) - Via Tiberina, exit Fiano Romano.In train - From Rome Piazzale Flaminio - from Saxa Rubra (CO.TRA.L. Lines) Coordinates 42 ° 15 'N 12 ° 30' EVisits : The entrance to the Nature Reserve is free.Notes : The hermitage of San Silvestro, Saint Anthony, Saint Lucia, The rock climbing, San Nonnoso, the Casaccia of thieves, the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Carbonari, the calcare.La Natural Reserve of Monte Soratte was established in 1997, the shrine of ancient origins, Mount Soracte hosted a sanctuary dedicated to Apollo. The cultural use of the land is continued over the centuries enriching legends, monasteries and hermitages. Large wooded areas in coppice abandoned quarries and ancient carbonare demonstrate a profound influence of human communities through millenni.Mi suggest a hiking trail suitable for ages 5 to 70 years of età.Dall 'inhabited the country of Sant'Oreste we head by car to the parking lot in front of the beginning of the 'Life Path'. Go straight climbing up to the saddle, then to the right, the 'Quadrara of the Eagles' (1 hour). Returning to the saddle continue in the direction of' the Casaccia thieves'. Continuing along the path towards the South-West meets the 'Stone of San Nonnoso' then to the Hermitage of San Silvestro (share 693), (1 hour). In the direction of the sanctuary of 'S. Maria delle Grazie 'to the church of St. Anthony. Here, a slight detour to visit the small crag climbing of Mount Soratte. Picking up the path towards the Church of St. Lucia. You go back to the forest, inhabited by majestic oaks and maples, to the path of 'Carbonare' to resume the Life Path in the direction of the starting point (1 hour). Supply of drinking water to the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie. | | Nearby:   Calcata 7 km
  Riserva Naturale Nazzano Tevere Farfa 10 km
  Parco Valle del Treja 12 km
  Cascate di Monte Gelato 12 km
  Autodromo di Vallelunga 15 km
  Casperia 17 km
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