What a fabulous walk - a winter giro of the Alento Valley, from Kokopelli, up through Garifoli, into the back woods to the Torre di Polegra,
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| Torre di Polegra, Garifoli |
Down to the San Liberatore,
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| San Liberatore & The Chateau de ma Mere |
and then up and up and up to San Onofrio,
up further to Casteluccio, the ancient dry stone settlements, and some fabulous views all the way to the sea
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| Jaqs' new home... |
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| Gran Sasso in the distance |
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| Serramonacesca bottom left, Garifoli & Kokopelli centre right |
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| Serramonacesca |
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| The cross at the top, Casteluccio |
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| Kokopelli in the middle |
Finally, down to the Castel Menardo,
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| Castel Menardo |
down the D2 towards Serra, taking in a couple more ancient, tumble down cottages along the way
before stopping at the Bar dello Sport, heaving with New Year's Eve bonhomie, a welcome cup of coffee for me and a Murphy's for KP
All in all a total of 17km and just over 4 hours of slow walking.
A truly lovely way to take in all the sights of Serra.
