Eremo di San Michele a Foce

The high scenic value is the characterizing element of the deep incision of the gorge of S. Michele a Foce, this cuts across the carbonate ridge of M. Castelnuovo - M. S. Michele, oriented about NNO-SSE. From the village of Castel San Vincenzo starts a path that develops halfway up the mountainside along its wall and from here you can reach the Hermitage.
Along the path you can admire the waterfalls formed by the watercourse in correspondence of small rock jumps and several karst cavities, the largest of these cavities houses the hermitage of San Michele Arcangelo. To reach the hermitage it is necessary to leave the path that develops along the right wall of the gorge, cross the bed of the Rio Colle Alto, and take the path that allows you to go up the left side of the gorge. Going up along this path, before reaching the hermitage, it is possible to observe closely the powerful detritus of loose stratum that characterize the slope. From the hermitage, looking towards East, it is possible it is also possible to enjoy a splendid panoramic view of the lake of Castel San Vincenzo.