| This itinerary is about 100 kilometers
(65 miles) and takes about 8 hours. I understand perfectly that,
though the scooters are very comfortable, for someone who's not used
to spending a lot of time on a motorbike this could be too much. Or
simply one could just want to indulge longer in one place and skip
something. If I had to take two places out of this itinerary, I
guess they would be... I'll let you decide, I like them all!
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Tour from Segni to Patrica and Carpineto |
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Leg |
Distance |
Time |
| Segni - Gorga |
16 km (10 Miles) |
25 min. |
| Gorga - Sgurgola |
11 km (7 Miles) |
15 min. |
| Sgurgola - Morolo |
5 km (3 Miles) |
10 min. |
| Morolo - Supino |
6 km (3.5 Miles) |
10 min. |
| Supino - Patrica |
3 km (1.5 Miles) |
10 min. |
| Patrica - Maenza |
25 km (15 Miles) |
35 min. |
| Maenza - Carpineto |
17 km (10.5 Miles) |
25 min. |
| Carpineto - Segni |
16 km (10 Miles) |
25 min. |
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Highlights of the day: Patrica and Carpineto. |
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Total range: 100 km (65 miles). |
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Total time: 8 hours. |
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| We leave
Segni around 9:00 am,
or
earlier, heading for
Gorga
which is a very small town just on the mountain opposite
Segni. Nothing really special there, historically speaking, except
for the fountain on the main square with a statue representing a
young shepherd girl which dates back to the 1800's. But it's worth
riding the road to to the place, with its fun 12 hairpins and its
enjoyable panoramas. From Gorga we descend to Sgurgola. To be honest
I must say this town looks better from the outside than from the
inside. I mean that the view of Sgurgola, as it appears in front of
you while driving to it, is really nice but the city has been
modernized in the wrong way and driving through its streets is a
little disappointing, bust outside Sgurgola though, is this cute,
little medieval chapel, dedicated to St. Mary of the Viano, which
has been recently restored very accurately and it's surely worth
stopping at. Continuing our ride, we arrive then |
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in Morolo. its main street is dominated by the "Collegiata" church
sided by inviting outdoor cafés where you might want to have an
ice-cream or a drink. From Morolo we ride to Supino, another little
town which is influenced by the nearby Frosinone which is the
largest, and most industrialized, town in the area. The outskirts of
Supino are pretty modern, they even have a jet-fighter as a monument
on the street, but the old city center is just as old as the other
towns we'll have passed in the morning. Depending on the time that
will still be available to us, we might want to stroll its streets
before we get back on the scooter to ride to Patrica, where we'll
have our lunch in a typical trattoria. Patrica is even closer than
Supino to Frosinone and its territory, down in the valley is full of
modern industries, but the old city still sits on top of the hill by
itself, as if it snobbishly assisted indifferent to the stressful
modern life from the distance untouched by it. f the valley below.
From Patrica we start heading back towards Segni. |
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There's trattoria where I like to have lunch in Patrica serves home
made typical local foods and they are known for their home made
pasta. You can eat your meal while looking at the panorama. We'll be
stopping first in Maenza to walk its narrow streets and admire its
castle, and then we'll enjoy the ride through the Monti Lepini to
Carpineto,
Carpineto Romano is another nice little town on the Lepini
Mountains famous for being the birthplace of
Pope Leo XIII
famous for the encyclical
Rerum Novarum
which is practically a letter that the Pope wrote to all the
bishops to encourage them to support the workers in their struggle
to obtain better working conditions and so to keep them away from
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We can stop and look around Carpineto before returning to Segni.
Between Carpineto and Segni is the town of Montelanico, another
lovely little place where you might want to stop and look around,
but what I suggest is to go back there to dine at the "Vecchio
Frantoio", one of my favored restaurants in
the area housed in and old oil mill (frantoio in Italian) run by
young but dedicated people who serve fantastic local specialties and
wines for a very moderate price. Dinner normally costs 20.00 Euros
per person including wines. From Montelanico, it'll be a fairly
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