The best waterfall hikes and walks around Zona Speciale di Conservazione Monte Cimino

The gate bears the coat of arms of Vitorchiano with the inscription SPQR (for which the village received permission from Rome). The gate is part of the old wall that extends for about two hundred and fifty metres on the south side of Vitorchiano. The tower above the gate dates from the 13th century. The old city walls (Le Mura Castellane) have several towers, each built of peperino stone and dovetail battlements with loopholes in between.

The Tiberina Gate was the main entrance to the heart of the town, Piazza Roma, from which the people of Vitorchiano reached the vegetable gardens, olive groves and vineyards in the valley at the foot of the cliff on which the village stands. Here until the 18th century the guards guarded the entrance, an effigy recalls the plague that spread throughout Italy from Messina. Now, for trekking lovers, it is the starting and finishing point of the CAI 125 trail that through a suggestive path immersed in nature leads to the rock site of Corviano. (c) https://www.facebook.com/comunedivitorchiano/posts/la-porta-tiberina-de-ilborgosospeso-di-vitorchiano/1808768792605454/

The Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo is an important religious and cultural monument dedicated to the Archangel Michael and is known for its impressive architecture and historical value. The building houses beautiful frescoes and works of art that reflect the religious devotion and history of the region. In addition to being a place of pilgrimage, it is also a popular destination for tourists interested in the art and culture of the area.

The first monument we encounter that recalls the ancient medieval village is the Castle, a fortified palace built on the edge of the cliff and preceded by a defensive moat. The northern walls have disappeared following the collapses, but the surviving circle of walls is still clearly recognizable. The south-eastern corner of the castle preserves the wall structure built on the foundations of enormous pre-existing blocks of rock very well. Even the entrance portal, on the southern side, towards the plateau, preserves some reminders of the door's closing mechanisms and a beautiful oblique slit for the defense of the access area from attackers. Other pointed arch windows and slits of beautiful appearance and in good condition are preserved in the walls. (c) https://blogcamminarenellastoria.wordpress.com/2021/05/16/tuscia-il-borgo-rupestre-di-corviano/

We passed here a day after a heavy rain and hail shower, but still managed to reach the other side without wet feet.

The road runs along the edge of the gorge and in some places offers beautiful views over the old centre of Vitorchiano.

The Monumento Naturale di Corviano is located on a peperino plateau, typical of the Tuscia landscape, which was already inhabited in the early Middle Ages. It has a great wealth of flora and fauna, concentrated in a small area (an area of ​​about 70 hectares). It is also special from an archaeological point of view. Due to its strategic features and good defensibility, the area was inhabited since the early Middle Ages. The medieval town of Corviano had a castle and a church. Along the ridge overlooking the stream, there are the rooms of numerous underground houses carved into the peperino. They consist of two or three rooms and are supplied with air through large windows cut into the rock face on the outside.

The Martelluzzo waterfalls are a small but picturesque waterfall. The ruins of a mill next to the waterfalls make the landscape even more beautiful. The water is less clean than other waterfalls in Tuscia, but it is still worth it because of the beautiful surroundings and the lush vegetation. The waterfalls flow into the Fosso Martelluzzo. Water is an omnipresent element on the route to the Martelluzzo waterfalls. In front of the ruined medieval fortress you have a view of the Vezza river valley. Then you reach the Fosso del Martelluzzo with its beautiful waterfall.