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From Ariano along the Tusciano following the CAI 110 – loop in the Monti Piacentini park

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From Ariano along the Tusciano following the CAI 110 – loop in the Monti Piacentini park

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From Ariano along the Tusciano following the CAI 110 – loop in the Monti Piacentini park

06:46

20.8km

900m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2024

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Parco Regionale dei Monti Picentini

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436 m

The Olevano sul Tusciano hydroelectric power plant

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Hydroelectric power plant of Olevano sul Tusciano (SA)
Description

The Tusciano Hydroelectric Power Plant is made up of seven production plants that are spread over a vast territory of the Campania Region, which includes the Provinces of Salerno (six plants and a reservoir) and Avellino (one plant).

The Tusciano hydroelectric power plant, the first hydroelectric plant in southern Italy, was built in the early 1900s. The Tusciano plant currently has a production of approximately 9.8 MW. The water used by the plant is channeled through a dam on the Tusciano river in the Acquabuona area, in the municipality of Acerno. Through an underground pipeline, the water reaches, in about an hour, the collection tank in the "Bacino", here it is made to flow in an iron pipeline and after a jump of 280 meters it reaches the turbines that transmit the energy to an alternator that produces the electricity then fed into the grid.
A generation group with a power of 9.2 MW and a production capacity of 45 GWh/year is installed in the power plant.
source: Eduiren

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1.64 km

Olevano Castle from the "Monaco Bernardo Trail"

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From the paths to the left of the Tusciano, such as the "path of the monk Bernardo" it is possible to see, in the distance, the ruins of the Castle of Olevano.

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2.62 km

Cell of San Vincenzo

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The so-called "cell of San Vincenzo", located along the itinerary that leads to the Grotta dell'Angelo, halfway up the hillside of Mount Raione, was the small monastery detached from the abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno, probably the seat of the hermit guardian of the " grotto". Mentioned for the first time in a document of 819 issued in Aachen with which the emperor Ludwig I donated the cellam Sanctii Vincentii near the Tusciano river to the Volturnense monastery, starting from the year 1000, with the establishment of the ecclesiastical fief of Olevano becomes independent. Following a rather radical restructuring a few years ago, only the faint traces of the original sacred building remain which can be found in the church with the ribbed vault decorated with stucco, in the service rooms on the ground floor and in the cells of the monks on the high floor. Not only the particular architectural-structural system but even more the highly strategic position of the "cell", on the road that leads to the Grotta dell'Angelo and at the center of the vast plots of land owned by the abbey, lead us to suppose that the small building it also performed a defensive function, precisely because the monks had to guard against frequent external attacks.

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3.55 km

The cave of San Michele and Nardantuono

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The cave of San Michele Arcangelo is a natural cavity located on the western slope of Monte Raione in the municipality of Olevano sul Tusciano in the province of Salerno. Inside there is a religious complex of the IX-X century.
The entrance to the cavity is located on a limestone ridge of the mountain, close to the Tusciano river. It is accessed via two paths: one starts from the hamlet of Ariano and the other starts from the hamlet of Salitto. The two paths join just before the cave, ending with a stairway.
The peculiarity of the site is the presence within it of a complex religious structure of particular historical significance, made up of five buildings of considerable value called martyrion, a single hall basilica with frescoes from the Lombard era, two votive aedicules with courtyard, a church and an oratory.

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3.67 km

Giardino del Papa

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A few steps from the Grotta di San Michele there is also the structure (unfortunately still under restoration) called the Pope's Garden which saw Pope Gregory VII as a guest during his exile. Above the structure there is a votive cross. Following a small path you arrive at a small clearing on which there is a small altar facing the cave.

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4.06 km

Grotticella del ricovero

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Near the more famous Grotta di San Michele, there is the "Grotticella del ricovero".
Trekking clothing and sturdy shoes.

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10.3 km

Images of the Tusciano near Acerno

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Leaving from Olevano towards Acerno, after about 5.5 km you cross the Tusciano river where the trout live.
Trekking clothing recommended.

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16.6 km

Travertine Cave of Olevano

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Near the "Parco San Michele", you can reach the "Grotta dei travertini".
Sturdy shoes are recommended. Unfortunately, the path is poorly maintained.

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20.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

2.69 km

1.55 km

742 m

Surfaces

15.8 km

2.69 km

2.30 km

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Highest point (610 m)

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July 31, 2022,Anello da Parco San Michele verso Acerno (CAI 110) lungo il Tusciano

Today a circular excursion between Olevano sul Tusciano and Acerno together with Angelo and Renato. We set off near the San Michele di Olevano Park and walked along the CAI 110 path that runs along the Tusciano river and leads up to Acerno. After 5.5 km we left the CAI 110, to begin the return from the other side of …

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From Ariano along the Tusciano following the CAI 110 – loop in the Monti Piacentini park

The Olevano sul Tusciano hydroelectric power plant

Olevano Castle from the "Monaco Bernardo Trail"

Cell of San Vincenzo

The cave of San Michele and Nardantuono

Giardino del Papa

Grotticella del ricovero

Images of the Tusciano near Acerno

Travertine Cave of Olevano

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