The best walks and hikes around Graffignano

Castello Baglioni, built in the 13th century, is not located in a raised position and its mass emerges only for its grandeur. The village was originally inhabited by the families of the castle garrison and remained for a long time of limited size and enclosed within the fortification: still in the 19th century, according to cadastral records, it consisted of no more than thirty houses. To learn more 👇🏻 retedimorestorichelazio.it/dimora/vt/graffignano/castello-baglioni/ https://share.google/YpRf6kRfscjZSd4Ud

Museum A small ceramics museum has been set up on the market square. They have a terracotta vase: a glirarium. This vase dates from the 4th/5th century BC and was used to breed mice. A delicacy for the Etruscans and Romans! It's a unique piece, of which only a few still exist.

Past the old monastery, you arrive at the old hamlet. This elevated village had been depopulated since the 19th century and has become a veritable ruin due to erosion and earthquakes. It was completely abandoned in 1951. The Orsini Castle at the entrance to Celleno Antico is the most beautiful building in the hamlet. It boasts a large watchtower and is surrounded by a deep moat. It was recently restored and inhabited by the artist Enrico Castellani. This internationally renowned artist (he also studied in Brussels) died on December 1, 2017. In the old market square, you'll see a beautiful rectangular bell tower, three-tiered and made of tuff. Only the walls of the old church of San Carlo (17th century), to the left of the castle, remain. Near the market square is the church of San Donato, dating from the year 1000, in Romanesque style, with a beautiful basalt portal. IMG_1306

Easy parking, very nice bar at the start and finish. Panoramic views, ghost town and quiet forests.

The houses in the village are painted with fairy tale themed murals

According to the classic Castrum system, the town of Graffignano developed following the construction of the Castle, built in a strategic position to protect supplies, not only food, between Viterbo and Umbria. In the 13th century, the castle was entrusted to the care of the Baglioni family, already owners of Castel di Piero, now San Michele in Teverina, without however experiencing significant periods of prolonged tranquility: it changed hands several times until it was conquered by Pandolfo degli Anguillara, mayor of Viterbo; whose objective was to weaken the hated Orvietani. The Baglioni family was therefore forced to submit to Viterbo to safeguard their safety. In the first half of the 16th century, Pope Clement VII confiscated the fiefdom due to the continuous internal struggles of the Baglioni family, only to return it to them after a short period. In the seventeenth century the entire fiefdom was acquired by the Borromeo family, but less than a century later, the entire Graffignano, recently transformed into a principality, was sold to Scipione Publicola di Santacroce. In the Republican era the castle became part of the assets of the Municipality of Graffignano, which takes care of it. (c) https://discovertuscia.it/luoghi/graffignano-2/castello-baglioni-santacroce/

fabulously beautiful here, so many beautiful graffiti

I found a very small waterfall. It's artificial, but it's quietly hidden in a secluded spot, so please try to find it!