Walk 11 - The area around Sellano

The area around Sellano is quite different from the rest of the Valnerina; the hills here are more prominent, the valley not so deep; it has favoured the presence of numerous settlements, wether small villages or just isolated buildings. We will go out to discover some peculiar aspects of the rural architecture:

- we will visit the old water mills: the one in Postignano on the Argentina torrent still in use, the one in Sellano on the Vigi river and the Cammoro and Orsano orsano mills on the Fauella stream;
- we will discover the defense buildings that guarded the roads of Valnerina, Spoleto and Foligno: the fortified “castle” of Postignano, the ruins of Brigida and the castles of Camoro and Orsano;
- along the path, we will discover the simple faith of the shepards, that built small churches and chapels that are still places of pilgrimage, such as the cave of Beato Giolo or the Eremo di San Paterniano;
- we will then stop in Villamagina or Montalbo to experience a typical local activity: the production of files and rasps, an art dating back many centuries, probably introduced by a Franciscan friar. The sparkling air will surely remind us it’s time for a snack made of typical products from a farm or restaurant.