Genga
it is a small village whose medieval castle was built on the rock and located in the heart of the Marche, along the pre-Apennine belt near the city of Fabriano in the province of Ancona. Birthplace of Pope Leo XII (1760-1829), Genga owes its national and international fame to the Frasassi Caves, within the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Natural Park, whose territory surrounded by nature is a popular destination for hikers, climbers, speleologists and bikers.
it is a small village whose medieval castle was built on the rock and located in the heart of the Marche, along the pre-Apennine belt near the city of Fabriano in the province of Ancona. Birthplace of Pope Leo XII (1760-1829), Genga owes its national and international fame to the Frasassi Caves, within the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Natural Park, whose territory surrounded by nature is a popular destination for hikers, climbers, speleologists and bikers.
Frasassi Caves
The largest complex of underground caves in Europe, so large that it can easily contain the entire Cathedral of Milan.
The Frasassi Caves are underground karst caves located within the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Natural Park in the municipality of Genga, in the province of Ancona. The discovery of the Frasassi Caves dates back to 25 September 1971.
The Frasassi Caves are characterized by a set of paths that reach a length of 13 km with natural sculptures the result of the patient work of water and rocks over the course of 190 million years.
Abisso Ancona is one of the largest cavities in Europe and in the world with over 200 meters of height, here a group of thousand-year-old stalagmites with a diameter of up to 5m and a height of up to 20m, and the Niagara Falls, a very white flow of calcite. The Sala 200 (a natural corridor of 200 meters with the Witches' Castle), the White Room (fascinating for its whiteness), the Sala dell'Orsa (with a large rock bear), the Sala dei Pagliai, the Sala dell 'Infinity and the Sala delle Candeline (numerous circular stalagmites placed along the edge of a pond). The visit to the cave lasts 70 minutes. The route is 1,500 metres long.
The largest complex of underground caves in Europe, so large that it can easily contain the entire Cathedral of Milan.
The Frasassi Caves are underground karst caves located within the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Natural Park in the municipality of Genga, in the province of Ancona. The discovery of the Frasassi Caves dates back to 25 September 1971.
The Frasassi Caves are characterized by a set of paths that reach a length of 13 km with natural sculptures the result of the patient work of water and rocks over the course of 190 million years.
Abisso Ancona is one of the largest cavities in Europe and in the world with over 200 meters of height, here a group of thousand-year-old stalagmites with a diameter of up to 5m and a height of up to 20m, and the Niagara Falls, a very white flow of calcite. The Sala 200 (a natural corridor of 200 meters with the Witches' Castle), the White Room (fascinating for its whiteness), the Sala dell'Orsa (with a large rock bear), the Sala dei Pagliai, the Sala dell 'Infinity and the Sala delle Candeline (numerous circular stalagmites placed along the edge of a pond). The visit to the cave lasts 70 minutes. The route is 1,500 metres long.
Sanctuary of the Madonna di Frasassi - Temple of Valadier
Otagonal sanctuary in neoclassical style built by Pope Leo XII based on a design by the famous architect Giuseppe Valadier.
Set between the rocky walls of the mountain with the white color of the travertine marble with which it is built, lead dome and statue of the Virgin and Child in white Carrara marble by Antonio Canova placed on the altar inside.
In 1828, Pope Leo XII, born Annibale Sermattei della Genga, decided to have a new, larger place of worship built on top of an existing old church and the current temple was built. For centuries this place was used as a refuge by the local population, who sought a safe hiding place here from looting, and then became a place of pilgrimage for sinners seeking absolution.
Otagonal sanctuary in neoclassical style built by Pope Leo XII based on a design by the famous architect Giuseppe Valadier.
Set between the rocky walls of the mountain with the white color of the travertine marble with which it is built, lead dome and statue of the Virgin and Child in white Carrara marble by Antonio Canova placed on the altar inside.
In 1828, Pope Leo XII, born Annibale Sermattei della Genga, decided to have a new, larger place of worship built on top of an existing old church and the current temple was built. For centuries this place was used as a refuge by the local population, who sought a safe hiding place here from looting, and then became a place of pilgrimage for sinners seeking absolution.
Hermitage of Santa Maria Infra Saxa
Born as an oratory dating back to 1029, the building was then used as a cloistered monastery run by Benedictine nuns. It is characterized by simple stone architecture, with the interior partly dug into the living rock. In the hermitage, a wooden image of the Madonna of uncertain origins was venerated, and was subjected to numerous attempts at theft. Accidentally burned down in the 1940s, it was then replaced by the current stone one.
Born as an oratory dating back to 1029, the building was then used as a cloistered monastery run by Benedictine nuns. It is characterized by simple stone architecture, with the interior partly dug into the living rock. In the hermitage, a wooden image of the Madonna of uncertain origins was venerated, and was subjected to numerous attempts at theft. Accidentally burned down in the 1940s, it was then replaced by the current stone one.