back from a photo on Castle Leaf (thank Dr Marconi for the availability and the hospitality bestowed upon a dozen cavers curious), I could not post at least a taste of the underground?? But just two photos ...
I think not.
A contour of the photos, reporting faithfully what is written on the website of Castle Leaf
A fascinating descent
A fascinating journey along three thousand years,
in the medieval village of Castle Leaf
through caves rich in archaeological finds. Travel
the "underground city"
Foglia, millennium village magically suspended between heaven and earth, has revealed another aspect that makes it unique and exceptional: a labyrinth of caves hidden in the silent darkness of the cliff.
The particular geological nature of the rock on which it stands has allowed the inhabitants to dig in the course of three thousand years, an incredible number of cavities that stretch, overlap, intersect below the modern urban fabric. They are a precious source of historical and archaeological information, only recently studied in an organic and science. If the "superficial" aspect of the village is little changed over the centuries, the underground structures that were functional have remained, largely, intact.
Where the tortuous path runs parallel to the rock underground, the light from panoramic opening sequence contends with a dark, seemingly endless, with tunnels, ladders, steps unexpected overlapping rooms whose walls you can read, in thousands of small niches, the age-old adventure of the birth of this "underground city".
is an extraordinary journey through time, an exciting and easy here in the heart of Leaf has its roots and preserves, almost intact, an unexpected and impressive memory.
The
Speleo Club Roma due authorization of the owner, will be back in the basement to make video-research and surveying.
Photo: Luca Cavallari
Support Photo: Joseph Trizzino
To learn more and learn more about Castle Leaf
Info: info@castellodifoglia.com
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