06 May FROM MADONNA DELLA VALLE TO MADONNA DEL MONTE
A short itinerary connects these two places of the spirit, one abandoned for centuries, the other the object of a devotion that has stood the test of time. It is also the access route to the second stage of the Bevagna – Bettona Traverse and, more generally, allows you to reach the crest of the Poggio delle Civitelle, and, from, there, the Gualdese side.
The Sanctuary of Madonna della Valle, built in 1212, had been destroyed and rebuilt several times, most recently after the 1997 earthquake. But even in the long years of abandonment, the shrine, nestled in a beautiful forest of towering oaks and chestnut trees, continued to be a landmark for the community, as evidenced by the devotional structures spontaneously rebuilt outside. When the renovation is complete, it will also house a hiking refuge, a pivot for the crossing on foot from Bevagna to Bettona.
From here we climb to the ruins of Madonna del Monte, a convent abandoned in 1555 by the nuns for security reasons, thus giving rise to the present Bevagna monastery significantly named ” S. Maria del Monte.”
ALTITUDE difference: 144 m
Km: 1,2
Duration: 30 min
Difficulty: (T) Touristic
Signage: absent
Water along the route: none
Recommended season: all year round.
Trail type: the itinerary is on forest roads with earth bottom.
Points of interest: Sanctuary of Madonna della Valle – Ruins of the monastery of Madonna del Monte
ROAD MAP
Leave your vehicle in the large forecourt of the Sanctuary. Walk back a couple of hundred meters. Then, on the right, find a steep forest road going uphill.
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