Top 6 Natural Monuments around Belforte Del Chienti

The Parchetto delle Cascatelle dei Folletti located along the Fosso Cimarra, was recently designed and created by the Comunanza Agraria di Valcimarra with the aim of enhancing an area that had been neglected. The ancient valley, immersed in an evocative forest, has been transformed into an accessible place characterized by very well-kept streams and a very suggestive waterfall I must say. A legend called Sibilla Cimarra tells of hypothetical passages that would lead to the Sibillini mountains. A nice place where you can also spend a lunch or dinner, it is very cool and there are also several lights for lighting in the evening.

One of the most beautiful sacred places in the Marche. An abbey nestled in the rocks near the Grotta d'Eustachio. The mastery of sculpting the stone is still clearly visible. How much hidden beauty! Absolutely to be restored and preserved. But also in its current state to be admired and with the imagination to be transported to the times of its glory.

Short and relatively simple route, but still requires shoes with a good grip, because the last stretch to get to the Lame has a steep slope and is on scree, so it is easy to slip. I recommend doing it in autumn or spring because it is very exposed to the sun, but not after the rain because it could be slippery. Lame Rosse are beautiful! Negative note: very busy path, so much so that you can't get into a rhythm. You have to continually let people and groups traveling in the opposite direction pass. If you love hiking in the peace of nature, this place is not for you. For the rest, everything is very beautiful!

Beautiful place, the climb is tiring as is the descent, excellent shoes and poles are necessary!

Lame Rosse is simply gorgeous. But the short path there, branching off from the hiking trail, is very strenuous and steep, as there are lots of loose, small pebbles and it is very difficult to walk. Hiking poles are recommended.

The Lame Rosse di Fiastra are stratifications of rock in the shape of pinnacles and towers made up of gravel held together by clay and silt, formed thanks to the erosion of atmospheric agents. They are located above Lake Fiastra, in the hamlet of San Lorenzo al Lago in the municipality of Fiastra, in the province of Macerata, between Mount Fiegni (1323 m above sea level) and Mount Petrella (1155 m above sea level). Below them flows the Fiastrone river which originates from the lake of the same name. There are various possible routes to get to the Lame Rosse but the most common is the one that starts from Lake Fiastra; the itinerary, round trip on the same path, is 7 kilometers long and the difference in altitude is 200 metres. It is therefore suitable for most people: you walk first on a dirt road and then almost always in the shade inside an holm oak forest, where the road becomes a pleasant path. The area is particularly suggestive and varies between long stretches of lush vegetation, brief glimpses of the lake up to a fairytale landscape due to the typical red color of the Lame. Due to the abundance of water, the flora and fauna are very rich. The round trip travel time is approximately 3 hours. You start on foot from the lake dam, leaving your car here and continuing on foot above the dam, then go up and at the first crossroads on the dirt road turn right and continue for another 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can also start from the Ruffella viewpoint, passing through the hamlet of Fiegni, still in the municipality of Fiastra.

Beautiful view of this geological heritage

The Buca del Terremoto, created by the 1799 earthquake between Monte di Colleluce and Monte San Pacifico, is an enormous almost circular chasm, about 50 meters wide and 20 meters deep, presumably caused by the collapse of an underground cave. It is an imposing and truly unique place. It is possible to go all the way down, although it can be a bit dangerous.