San Rufo → Polla
Walking distance 12.2 km
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Stage information
- Ascent
- 224 m
- Descent
- 399 m
Difficulty: easy
Walking the stage
Walk 12 km from San Rufo to Polla with 224 m of climbing, passing San Pietro al Tanagro and Sant'Arsenio.
On arrival in Polla, consider a stop at Apolla, close to the finish.
Look for these places on the stage map: San Pietro al Tanagro and Sant'Arsenio.
What to see on this stage
History and landmarks
Santuario di Sant'Antonio
100 m from the trail as the crow flies
A Franciscan convent church with a Renaissance look, frescoes inside and a sixteenth century portal. In June 2010 a wooden bust of Saint Anthony here seemed to shed tears, and in 2011 the church became a diocesan sanctuary.
Apolla
< 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
The village has a medieval structure with a castle dating back to the 12th century. Among the historical-architectural testimonies is the Franciscan convent of Sant’Antonio from the centuries.
Nature and landscape
Cipresso comune di Convento di Sant'Antonio - Via Michele Ragolia, Polla
Monumental tree · 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Italy’s monumental tree register identifies this specimen as Cupressus sempervirens L. It records a height of 25 m and a trunk circumference of 344 cm.
Map · San Rufo → Polla
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