Nocchietto
NOCCHIETO’ and ‘St.MARTINO’
Using the old outlaws’ track called the Brigands’ Path because once used by those escaping from the law , we ride away on a panoramic old trail among pastures of grazing sheep after a couple of km it turns down into a narrow valley of volcanic rock. At the bootom of the hills we will find an old abandoned settlement : Nocchieto, , still fascinating in its architecture,it is a house made of local tufo rock leaning against the side of the hill.
As the road changes from volcanic rock into soft ground, we can push gently our horses forwards into canter and up into the hills. After following a narrow valley once at the top we meet the Brigands’ Path again, where we can carry on across varied landscapes and scattered Etruscan tombs and caves. Finally, we make our way back to the castle, to another stunning plateau, where we encounter a lovely vista, before returning home through the woods.
