Easy hikes and walks in Riserva Naturale Monte Casoli Di Bomarzo

From this point on, it was difficult for me to continue on my MTB; I continued on foot to the stream. Since there was a lot of water and it was impossible to continue, we turned back.

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 green of the male with the contrast of the foliage... fantastic

It is a large boulder of shaped and carved peperino stone, located in a forest between Bomarzo and Chia; It was rediscovered in 2001 by the Archeotuscia association and the archaeological company Pro-Ferento. The structure has 26 steps carved into the volcanic rock, with a height of 8 meters in the upstream part and 16 meters in the downstream part. It is believed to have been an Etruscan rock altar, probably dating back to the 6th-7th century BC, although some hypotheses suggest even older origins.

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.

Be amazed by the statues and sculptures in the Parco dei Mostri (Park of the Monsters). The nobleman Vicino Orsini had this park laid out in 1552 in memory of his deceased wife. After years of being overgrown, the garden was completely restored in the mid-20th century. Today, the Parco dei Mostri is home to a colorful collection of Mannerist statues amidst a maze of well-maintained Italian gardens.