Sunday, March 13, 2011

Still Winter in the Apennines

It’s March and there is still snow on the ground in the higher foothills above 400 meters.  Still I came across some spectaculars  views  between Gombio  and  Felina near Castelnouvo Monti RE.

Mount Cusna and Pietra di Brismantova from Soraggio RE

Coriano RE

Coriano RE

Savognatica, Carpineti RE


Gombio, Castelnovo Ne Monti, RE

I have been exploring  the Apennines around Carpineti which is full of Case Torre ( There were 90 at one time in the Comune of Carpineti). Over the ridge from Carpineti castle there is some wild countryside which I intend to explore on foot when the snow has gone and when  its much less muddy.  The clay soil here just leaves the water on the surface.

Gatta, Carpinetti RE
Gatta, Carpinetti RE

Palazzo dei Gatti, Gatta, Carpinetti RE
Gatto means cat in Italian

Cigarello, Carpineti RE

Ca' de Berretti, Carpineti RE

Sorchio, Carpineti, RE

Sorchio, Carpineti, RE

Sorchio. Detail of affresco

Riana, Carpineti

Riana, Carpineti, RE


Saccheggiana, Carpineti, RE
 
Saccheggiana, Carpineti, RE

Saccheggiana, Carpineti, RE

Saccheggiana, Carpineti, RE

Empty shell of a Casa Torre. Saccaggio, Carpineti, RE
 
Grassano, San Polo d' Enza, RE 
 
Grassano, San Polo d' Enza, RE 

Gombio, Castelnovo Ne Monti, RE

Gombio, RE



Gombio, Castelnovo Ne Monti, RE



Gombio, Castelnovo Ne Monti, RE



Gombio, Castelnovo Ne Monti, RE

Vesallo, Carpineti, RE


 Corte, Vasallo, Carpineti, RE