An ancient castle, built on the top of a travertine cliff, made up of a single large boulder that detached from the foothills of Colle San Marco in ancient times. You can only enter hamlet through one opening in the majestic town walls.
CASTEL TROSINO
An ancient castle, built on the top of a travertine cliff, made up of a single large boulder that detached from the foothills of Colle San Marco in ancient times. You can only enter hamlet through one opening in the majestic town walls.
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Castel Trosino
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Colle San Marco
A natural terrace on the slopes of the Montagna dei Fiori, at an altitude of 694 meters (2,277 ft.) above sea level. The façade of the Hermitage of San Marco perches on the limestone rock hill.
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Rifugio Paci (Paci Refuge)
Built in the 1950s and named after a World War II partisan, today it is an important reference point for all those who love the mountain range in this region and love to hike it.
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Eremo di San Marco (Hermitage of San Marco)
An ancient hermitage that literally clings to the rock wall. It was chosen in the 13th century by the Cistercian monks as the ideal site to meditate and contemplate in perfect isolation.
Length km
15
Time hrs
6
Max alt. mt
910
Difficulty
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COLLE SAN MARCO
A natural terrace on the slopes of the Montagna dei Fiori, at an altitude of 694 meters (2,277 ft.) above sea level. The façade of the Hermitage of San Marco perches on the limestone rock hill.
- Depart from
Coperso
- Arrive at
Ascoli Piceno
- Length
16,7 km (10.3 mi.)
- Max alt.
910 mt (2985.5 ft.)
- Elevation gain
620 mt (2034.1 ft.)
- Elevation loss
1020 mt (3346.4 ft.)
- Hiking time
6 hrs
PACI REFUGE
Built in the 1950s and named after a World War II partisan, today it is an important reference point for all those who love the mountain range in this region and love to hike it.
HERMITAGE OF SAN MARCO
An ancient hermitage that literally clings to the rock wall. It was chosen in the 13th century by the Cistercian monks as the ideal site to meditate and contemplate in perfect isolation.
