Viterbo → Mazzocchio Basso
Walking distance 21.9 km
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Stage information
- Ascent
- 431 m
- Descent
- 468 m
Difficulty: moderate
Walking the stage
Follow a 22 km stage from Viterbo to Mazzocchio Basso, with 431 m of climbing on the way, passing through Belcolle and San Martino al Cimino.
Before leaving Viterbo, locate Fontana Grande, Viterbo on the map. It is close to the starting point. On arrival in Mazzocchio Basso, consider a stop at Grotta Porcina, close to the finish.
Look for these places on the stage map: Belcolle, Canepinetta, Tre Croci, and Pian di San Martino.
What to see on this stage
History and landmarks
Porta Romana, Viterbo
< 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
A plain single-arch gate of tuff and local stone, built in the thirteenth century as the city's southern entrance on the road from Rome. Travellers bound for the Via Francigena passed through it, and the walls beside it are well preserved.
Fontana Grande, Viterbo
< 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Fontana Grande or Large Fountain is a medieval fountain located in a piazza of the same name, and the intersection of via Garibaldi and via Cavour, in the historic center of Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy.
Nature and landscape
Monte Palanzana
Summit · 1.4 km from the trail as the crow flies
Peak, in Province of Viterbo, Italy, at 802 m elevation.
Grotta Porcina
200 m from the trail as the crow flies
Map · Viterbo → Mazzocchio Basso
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