Roccantica is surrounded by woods and hosts a medieval Castle and many Churches belonging to different centuries. Roccantica can be a very good starting point for a mountain walk. Niccolò II Tower was a defence tower with a squared shape that still today dominates the view. Below the tower there is Piedirocca Church that preserves an image representing the Holy Virgin with the Child. We suggest visiting St. Valentino Church built much earlier than 792, rebuilt in 1300, partially destroyed in 1932 and today turned into a War Memorial, St. Maria Assunta in Cielo Church (1740) built on a pre-existing church and St. Giuseppe Church strongly wanted by marquis Vincentini on F. Fontana’s project. This church is characterized b the presence of precious marbles, a pipe organ dating back to the age of construction and a painting school of Berrettini from Cortona. The St. Caterina d’Alessandria Church. Last but not least the Castle-Monastery of the Poor Clares and St. Chiara Church. The monastery was built in the 1583 on the ruins of the Orsini Castle. Going to via Finocchieto you will see a Roman Seminary for Reformed Franciscans (St. Antonio da Padova) built on Orsino Orsini’s orders in 1454. The place hosted the seminarian Angelo Roncalli who became Pope John XXIII.

Church di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria
St. Caterina d’Alessandria Church, noble church owned by the Governor Armellao de Bastonis with entirely frescoed walls of 1430.