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56 Tratto VICOVARO - VARCO SABINO Varco Sabino Ascrea Three kilometres beyond, just before crossing from shore to shore, the view opens out on the Castel di Tora hill, on the left, and the Antuni one on the right. The ancient village of Antuni stands on the top of a cone-shaped rocky peninsula that rises 120 metres above the lake waters. In far-off times this castled and secluded fortress strategically overlooked a wide stretch of valley. Populated by several families since the thirties of the past century, after decades of neglect the village is today involved in various refurbishments. <strong>It</strong> is possible to enter only by walk and the climb is abundantly recompensed by the incredible views on the lake and the surrounding mountains. Like Collalto Sabino, Castel di Tora is also included in the list of the “most beautiful villages of <strong>It</strong>aly”. The settlement, dominated by a polygonal tower dating back to the XI century, has a mediaeval historical centre well-kept and preserved, ending into a small panoarmic square. On the first Sunday in Lent the Polentone’s Feast is celebrated, with polenta cooked outdoor on the fire in a big pot. After about two kilometres it is possible to turn on the left going up to Ascrea, an authentic natural terrace with a view on the valley and the lake. The central square with its lookout is one of the best places to picture in one’s mind a reconstruction of the valley landscape before its flooding. Along the shores of the Turano Lake frequent variations of the water level do not allow the presence of a riparian vegetation such as willows, poplars, cane thickets, etc. This prevents the refuge and the nest-building of several species of aquatic birds, typical of natural lakes, like for instance herons and many ducks. Nevertheless in the lake there are some characteristic diving birds, big fish eaters such as the great crested grebe and the cormorant. Further on, one goes up along the Turano valley looking at the progressive narrowing of the lake that slowly becomes a river. About two kilometres and a half beyond the junction to Paganico, just below the road, there’s a rocky funerary monument of the Roman era with some inscriptions, locally known as the “Written Stone”.
Tratto VICOVARO - JENNE Vicovaro Arsoli Da Vicovaro a Arsoli Dall’uscita autostradale di Vicovaro, percorrendo la statale Tiburtina verso l’Abruzzo ci si trova a viaggiare sul fondo della valle dell’Aniene, parallelamente al fiume e alle condotte sotterranee dell’Acqua Marcia che ricalcano l’antico percorso dell’acquedotto romano e rappresentano una notevole risorsa per l’approvvigionamento idrico della capitale. Le curve del tracciato ed un paesaggio quieto in cui, data la grande abbondanza di acqua nel sottosuolo, il colore dominante in qualsiasi stagione è il verde, non consentono di accorgersi che, sparsa nel raggio di pochi chilometri, vi è una manciata di paesi ognuno con una sua originale opportunità di visita. 57
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