Holiday apartment in Polino: Discover culture, mountains and nature

Polino combines cultural history and nature observation. Those who rent a holiday apartment in Polino will find opportunities for historical discoveries, sacred sites, mountain landscapes, fossils, museums and botanical observations.

Cultural and sacred history

The Museo Laboratorio dell’Appennino Umbro is located in the Rocca di Polino. The Fontana Monumentale of Polino was built in 1615 on the initiative of the nobleman Giulio Castelli. Its three-part façade features carved marine and mythological figures, along with three basins and historic public washhouses.

The Museo dell’Appennino Umbro explores the history and natural characteristics of the Umbrian mountains. Palazzo Castelli also houses an educational workshop on ammonites.

Polino’s sacred heritage includes the 16th-century Church of San Michele Arcangelo and the Eremo di Sant’Antonio. The Eremo has a 16th-century façade and a two-room interior; one of the rooms is carved into the rock and dates from the 12th century.

In the area around Polino, the Cripta - Museo delle Mummie is one of the museums, Castello Nobili Vitelleschi is one of the castles, and Chiostro di San Francesco and Chiostro di San Pietro are among the palaces. In the immediate vicinity, Monte Petano, Monte Torrinara and Monte La Pelosa are among the mountains; Monte Poro is also one of the mountains in the area around Polino.

Landscape, views and nature trails

The Volo della Strega is a suspended viewing terrace overlooking the surrounding landscape, a gorge and the Eremo di Sant’Antonio. This gives the landscape around Polino a special viewing perspective in addition to its geological and historical themes.

A nature trail in the Polino area provides botanical and geological information, displays small outcrops of marine fossils and allows visitors to observe rare flowers on the slopes of Monte La Pelosa in late spring. In clear weather, the view extends to the high peaks of the central Apennines. Those who choose the nature trail because of the flowers should take late spring into account as the relevant period when planning their day.

A geonaturalist trail near Polino also provides knowledge about the fossil-rich surroundings.

Choose a holiday apartment based on your travel interests

This gives rise to different travel profiles when choosing your holiday apartment in Polino: you can plan cultural days with the Rocca, Fontana, museums and churches, or focus on natural history with views, mountains and nature trails. The workshop on ammonites and the geonaturalist activities add learning and discovery experiences to this selection. This allows you to base your accommodation choice on your preferred focus without limiting your stay to a single experience.

Discover more places

For your further choice of destinations, you can also consider Montecchio, Arrone, Morruzze, Montoro, Cesi, Porano, Attigliano and Cecalocco.

For the overarching travel overview: Terni.