A series of places near Hotel of the Piediluco Lake…
Piediluco Lake: a boat trip, where you can hear the hendecasyllable echo of Eco mountain, is a must. There is no time table to navigate the lake. Three mini-shipping companies are at your disposal with different kinds of boats, from the smaller -6 seaters- to the bigger -50 seaters-
( of whichsome are ecological) for a fee of 5.00 € or to rent one, from 4 to 8 people, at an affordable rate. You can experience a trip up the Velino River. Once the Velino River laps on the water of the Lake it then flows into the Nera River through the Marmore Waterfalls.
TheTechnical Center of the Italian Rowing Federation is worth a visit. Admission to the surrounding area is free where you can find piers, not only for sunbathing, but also used by the Italian Rowing Team. The sight of these Rowingboats, some as big as “8+”, arouses both emotion and awe. Next to the PiedilucoRowing Club you will find the “ bar del Canottiere” where you can relax and enjoy the view.
Marmore Waterfalls*: (4 km from the upper Belvedere);
Rieti (Discover Rieti, tel. +39 0746 296949) and Terminillo Mountain (25+20 km);
Franciscus Sanctuary in Piediluco is one of the fourth places where Saint Francis relics are cherished along with Assisi, Terminillo and San FranciscoCA USA.
Sanctuaries of Greccio (where Francis created the first Holy Crib), Fonte Colombo, La Foresta, Poggio Bustone, Posta and Rivodutri;
Terni and its Saint Valentin Basilica (12 Km); where Saint Valentin is cherished.
He was martyrized on the 14th February 273 a.C. for having married a young christian to a pagan legionary.
Labro and its castle (6 Km); the Marquises will guide you through an evocative and a typical visit of the castle. You will have at your disposal, swords, paintings, and furthermore documents safeguarded by theSuperintendence.
Ferentillo and the Museum of the Mummies (15 km): a dive into the past with a real evidence of the dead from the Ninth Century.
Macabre but interesting guided visit into the cript of a former church where you can see bodies buried before the Napoleonic Ordinance that used to forbid burial into built up areas.
Arrone, La Valnerina, the Rafting and Canoeing Center, the MountainBike Center(10 km);
San Pietro in Valle Abbey (20 km); beautiful and unavoidable evidence of the Middle Ages and the Spoleto Dukedom;
….more or less just in 30 minutes,
Narni, Amelia, Carsulae, Sangemini, Foresta di Dunarobba,Spoleto, Fonti del Clitunno, Scheggino.
….in 60 minutes,
Roma, Assisi, Todi, Torgiano, Perugia, Orvieto, Norcia, Cascia.
* Hotel del Lago Piediluco is 4 Km from the Upper Belvedere of the Marmore Waterfalls. We suggest a visit from this side in order to enjoy walking down along the beautiful walking trails, taking advantage of many view points, as far as the Lower Belvedere. To go back upshuttles, that link the bottom to the top, are available only on Sundays and Holidays. For the rest of the week, for those not willing to walk, the visit is possible from both sides by car with the same ticket ( entrance ticket 7,00 €)
In any case our advice is to have comfortable shoes and raincoat on hand! Some points are very wet. The Tunnel of Love, not compulsory to visit, leads to the Balcony of Lovers and also to a garaunted shower! The Campacci, the Park of the waterfalls( Upper Belvedere) includes path No 5 where entrance is free. This area, perfect for jogging, sits on the plateau of the rock from where the Velino River plunges into the Nera River. An interesting abandoned stone tank is preserved in the park; it was opened in2006, after 15 years of consolidation work on the rock itself. Along the mainpath (No. 1) that links the Upper Belvedere to the Lower one we recommend to take the scenic route (NN ° 2 3) where you incounter and cross different flows of water between a jump to another.
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