Descrizione
Climbing up the slopes of the Sassocorvaro Auditore hills, you reach Piagnano, an ancient fortified village and home of the renowned Oliva Counts, whose history is carved in stone. We can discover this history by tracing it backwards as we venture into the village.
The three levels of defensive walls are like the rings of a tree, revealing its age. From the Porta Grande, the main entrance to Piagnano, we make our way up through the pointed arch of the eastern gate, which dates from an earlier period. We finally arrive in the historic centre of the village.
Here, the church of San Salvatore stands in the main square, flanked by the tall bell tower. At the highest point of the village, fragments of stone and the remains of walls offer only a faint glimpse of what was once the imposing 13th-century fortress around which Piagnano developed.
Today, this small village nestled amongst the rolling hills of Montefeltro is an invitation to rest and tranquillity.
