Collepardo
A sinkhole the size of a stadium, a charterhouse, and the herb lore of the Ernici.
7 days outthe nearest is a 1 h 30 drive from Rome
The Pozzo d'Antullo is a collapsed cavern open to the sky, wide enough to hold a village, with stalactites hanging over the rim and vegetation growing in the bottom. It is the sort of thing you look into rather than at.
Trisulti, up the road, is a Carthusian charterhouse with a frescoed pharmacy the monks used to run, and the mountains behind are where the herb knowledge in this valley comes from.
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With your handsA course held at Collepardo every year since 1991 and open to everyone.
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On the trailA botanical garden at Collepardo that gathers the wild plants of the Ernici mountains, including rare species kept from extinction.
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On the trailA guided visit to a Carthusian monastery founded in 1204 above Collepardo.
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On the trailA natural history museum on the upper floors of the town hall at Collepardo, given over to herbal medicine, karst geology, caving and biodiversity, with a specialist reference l…
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Under the groundA viewing visit to a karst sinkhole about 60 metres deep and roughly 300 metres wide, formed when the roof of a cave collapsed.
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In the old stonesA Baroque cathedral at Collepardo, built by Francesco Borromini.
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In the old stonesA bridge at Collepardo.
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