The best MTB trails around Parco dei Monti Aurunci

The village retains its medieval appearance with the walls accessible from a single entrance. The tallest tower is the "Torre Caetani" commissioned by Onorato I Caetani. Of the ravelin remains the so-called "seggio", in a panoramic position overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta. The church of Santa Maria dei Martiri preserves Baroque decorations, frescoes, and a 16th-century nativity scene inside; inside is a valuable 18th-century pipe organ. The parish church of San Luca Evangelista has a single nave with a quadrangular apse and is decorated with Baroque stucco and frescoes, but it is in the crypt that a treasure is hidden with its numerous "Madonna of the Milk" frescoes on the walls. Outside the walls are the Gothic-style church of the Annunciation, with works by Arcuccio Angelillo, and the chapel of Sant'Antonio built with contributions from Marano emigrants in America. Hermitage of San Michele Arcangelo on Mount Redentore On Mount Altino stands the monument to the Redeemer, built in 1901, and in a hollow in the rock just below the summit, the hermitage of San Michele Arcangelo.

Beautiful trail, also suitable for cycling, naturally downhill, at times very stony and loose with very large rocks, steps, and rocky parts. The gradients in some sections are double-digit but for short stretches. Excellent riding skills or carrying the bike are required. The panorama repays the difficulties.

The hermitage of San Michele Arcangelo is a small church located on the slopes of Mount Altino, which belongs to the Aurunci Mountains chain, at 1220 m above sea level in the territory of Maranola (a hamlet of Formia). Set in the rock, it is located along the path that leads from Sella Sola to the summit of the Redentore, on a sheer spur. The rock sanctuary, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel, dates back to 830, as it is mentioned in the Codex diplomaticus cajetanus. However, the stone facade, which closes a natural cavity, was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style at the end of the 19th century, in 1893, when Archbishop Francesco Niola climbed Mount Altino on a pastoral visit. He indicated the interior of the grotto as an ideal location for the new construction, in order to avoid the damage suffered by the previous church, caused by runoff water, falling rocks, and ice. The new project was drawn up by the engineer Silvio Forte of Trivio. The rock was squared to form the environment of the Church, and a space twelve meters long, ten wide, and seven high was obtained. On the back wall, opposite the entrance, a niche also carved into the rock houses the statue of Saint Michael. The facade, facing west and with two projecting volumes on the sides, has in the center a pointed arch entrance door, surmounted by a rose window open to let light into the church's interior. On the arch of the door, next to the inscription “Angelorum Principi”, are the dates 830, the year of the foundation of the old monastery, and August 5, 1895, the day of the inauguration of the new Sanctuary. These dates are also reported on a plaque placed inside the church. Both the rose window and the other openings of the facade were closed by polychrome stained glass windows, now lost.

After the dirt road immersed in a beautiful beech forest, you reach a picnic area where you turn right towards Christ the Redeemer.

Once at the top of the climb, a wonderful panorama opens up over the valley with a view of Christ the Redeemer.

Ascent to the Redeemer trekking but adrenaline-pumping to do downhill with a panoramic point

Mystical place for contemplation where everything flows slowly amidst the beauty of a church nestled in the rock.

The climb to the Redentore rewards with a breathtaking panorama of the Gulf of Gaeta