The best walks and hikes around Civitella D'Agliano

Castello Baglioni, built in the 13th century, is not located in a raised position and its mass emerges only for its grandeur. The village was originally inhabited by the families of the castle garrison and remained for a long time of limited size and enclosed within the fortification: still in the 19th century, according to cadastral records, it consisted of no more than thirty houses. To learn more 👇🏻 retedimorestorichelazio.it/dimora/vt/graffignano/castello-baglioni/ https://share.google/YpRf6kRfscjZSd4Ud

Borgo Fantasma The abandoned old town center gives the village a mysterious and ghostly quality, which is why the municipality named it Borgo Fantasma ('ghost village'). In recent years, Celleno has sought to highlight and revitalize the village's assets, following the example of the tourist attraction Cività di Bagnoregio. The village is somewhat reminiscent of Cività di Bagnoregio, and there's a bridge leading to it. However, there are no buses with Chinese or Japanese tourists, and there's no entrance fee. Here, you'll find only the peace and quiet of a distant past. In recent years, Celleno has organized numerous activities to attract tourists: there are festivals with street performers and open-air cinemas in the summer, and during the Christmas season, the village presents a live nativity scene. Couples also find their way to Borgo Fantasma to get married.

Past the old monastery, you arrive at the old hamlet. This elevated village had been depopulated since the 19th century and has become a veritable ruin due to erosion and earthquakes. It was completely abandoned in 1951. The Orsini Castle at the entrance to Celleno Antico is the most beautiful building in the hamlet. It boasts a large watchtower and is surrounded by a deep moat. It was recently restored and inhabited by the artist Enrico Castellani. This internationally renowned artist (he also studied in Brussels) died on December 1, 2017. In the old market square, you'll see a beautiful rectangular bell tower, three-tiered and made of tuff. Only the walls of the old church of San Carlo (17th century), to the left of the castle, remain. Near the market square is the church of San Donato, dating from the year 1000, in Romanesque style, with a beautiful basalt portal. IMG_1306

Celleno is a village located along the road from Bagnoregio to Viterbo. It seems unremarkable, and at first glance, not even very pretty. However, if you take the exit to the "centro storico," you'll drive through what is now the long, sprawling village and arrive at a panoramic viewpoint. There, you'll have a beautiful view of the San Rocco Monastery and Monte Cimino. Before the old bridge, there's a charming square with a bar and a restaurant. On the right side of the road are beautiful colorful houses. Until a few years ago, the old houses in the centro storico were completely dilapidated and overgrown with plants. In recent years, this village has been revitalized, and you can follow a walking route. Several houses have been restored and represent various crafts.

The houses in the village are painted with fairy tale themed murals

According to the classic Castrum system, the town of Graffignano developed following the construction of the Castle, built in a strategic position to protect supplies, not only food, between Viterbo and Umbria. In the 13th century, the castle was entrusted to the care of the Baglioni family, already owners of Castel di Piero, now San Michele in Teverina, without however experiencing significant periods of prolonged tranquility: it changed hands several times until it was conquered by Pandolfo degli Anguillara, mayor of Viterbo; whose objective was to weaken the hated Orvietani. The Baglioni family was therefore forced to submit to Viterbo to safeguard their safety. In the first half of the 16th century, Pope Clement VII confiscated the fiefdom due to the continuous internal struggles of the Baglioni family, only to return it to them after a short period. In the seventeenth century the entire fiefdom was acquired by the Borromeo family, but less than a century later, the entire Graffignano, recently transformed into a principality, was sold to Scipione Publicola di Santacroce. In the Republican era the castle became part of the assets of the Municipality of Graffignano, which takes care of it. (c) https://discovertuscia.it/luoghi/graffignano-2/castello-baglioni-santacroce/

fabulously beautiful here, so many beautiful graffiti

I found a very small waterfall. It's artificial, but it's quietly hidden in a secluded spot, so please try to find it!