CORCHIANO GORGES:THE TUFF LANDSCAPE

Discovering an archaic geological and cultural landscape                                      

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You will discover one of the most important (and unrecognized) locations regarding the Faliscan rupestrian civilization: a world of caves surrounded by a lush and unique nature that we have forgotten but to which we where linked until a few decades ago, much more strictly than we could imagine.

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WHERE SHALL WE GO?

  • Corchiano Gorges Natural Monument.
  • Gorges of the Fustignano Stream
  • Countryside in the narrow surrounding of Corchiano
  • The village of  Corchiano (VT)

WHAT SHALL WE SEE/DO?

  • The astonishing nature of the Corchiano  gorges  and the innumerable caves dug into the tuff
  • Carved etruscan ways to reach the forests inside the gorges
  • Plants and animals of shady gorge environments
  • Etruscan-falisci and roman hydraulic/agrarian works and arrangements
  • The "Prata" irrigation system of roman age.
  • The ancient village of Corchiano and its relationship with the gorge
  • The countryside churches, the streets and the agrarian landscape of the plain above the forests

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TECNICAL INFO
Price fixed price up to 10 pax: 150€ , Price for each person exceeding 10: 15€ (for instance: if the group is 12 pax the price is 150€ + 2x15€ = 180€)
Path lenght 8,8 km
Total height difference 480m
Duration 4h including stops
Difficulty T (easy)

Location

Corchiano (VT), Italy

Mobile: 340-3366002

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