Coloured leaves on Monte Tancia
Monte Tancia is the highest mountain in Rieti province with its 1.292 meters.
Monte Tancia
And it host the Saint Michel Grotto that contains medieval frescoes.
modern sign that leads to Saint Michel Grotto
It was a very nice day and definitely worth the excursion!
handmade sign to Saint Michael Grotto, my favourite!
Stairs to the Grotto
on this rocky side of the mountain people use to climb
Unfortunately the frescoes have been severely damaged by vandals and not only weather conditions.
The grotto is named after Michael but this one looks like George
This is what remains so the local authorities had to close the direct access and put a gate.
damaged frescoes
group of cyclamens on our way
the base for climbers who train on Monte Tancia
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That was a LOT of stairs. 😀 And when we reached the grotto, I barely looked inside because we started to chat with those two guys. Hahha. So thanks for this!
Yes, a lot of stairs and high ones but we made it! 💪