Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Children of at least 10 years old can participate
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People with allergies can participate but it is always advisable to inform the guide
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Visitors will discover the role that the rock has had over the millennia for local populations, for hermits in search of peace, for fauna and flora. We will see how the rocky environments have offered refuge against imminent dangers, adverse climatic conditions and dysfunctional habits. Through the exhibition of stories, anecdotes and legends, the hiker will be led into a hidden, mysterious and often forgotten world.
We will find out:
-an ancient ruin in which, during the Second World War, some Rocchettani went to take refuge; -a rocky wall that hosts birds of prey and passerines; -an ancient rock church (Madonna delle Grotte) in which some Benedictine hermits lived; -an archaeological sit...
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Accompaniment with professional guide
Accident insurance
Private transportation
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Comune di Rocchetta al Volturno
Return
The Rock: an Ancient Refuge
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Visitors will discover the role that the rock has had over the millennia for local populations, for hermits in search of peace, for fauna and flora. We will see how the rocky environments have offered refuge against imminent dangers, adverse climatic conditions and dysfunctional habits. Through the exhibition of stories, anecdotes and legends, the hiker will be led into a hidden, mysterious and often forgotten world.
We will find out:
-an ancient ruin in which, during the Second World War, some Rocchettani went to take refuge; -a rocky wall that hosts birds of prey and passerines; -an ancient rock church (Madonna delle Grotte) in which some Benedictine hermits lived; -an archaeological sit...
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Accompaniment with professional guide
Accident insurance
Private transportation
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Comune di Rocchetta al Volturno
Return
Itinerary
In hidden and often forgotten places, inside caves or near rocks, huts were built in silence and in the wake of the wind, monasteries for travelers in search of true love, turrets hung in the unbridgeable void of conflict with the outside , groups of displaced people who during the Second World War could not eat even a breath. In the territory of the Alto Volturno the rock has been for many souls a sweet shelter and useful defense in periods of absolute fear and disillusionment, tiredness and then redemption. It gave hope, relief and allowed to shed a new light on the path.
In this itinerary we will discover how the rock has protected and welcomed, over the centuries, animals, plants and me...
