San Clemente in Valle

Churches
Hamlet of San Clemente in Valle
 
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From Loro, take the road that goes to Poggio di Loro and San Clemente. Leaving to the left, at the first cross-roads, the road for Poggio, continue to the next cross-raods, where you will leave to the right the road for Trevane and the Castle of La Trappola, and arrive in San Clemente in Valle (altitude: 630 m).
The Castle of San Clemente in Valle has its own fortified centre called literally San Clemente, and several annexes – Contea, Salci, Casa Santino – which constitute its districts. It appears like a very homogeneous aggregate of stone buildings around the church of San Clemente, information on which has existed ever since a document of 1068. In its present form it recalls the many others that – for unknown reasons – lost their early Romanesque conformation, and were transformed into very simple buildings with a rectangular design. The style recalled late Gothic, and the trussed ceiling was supported by large arches. The exposed walls appeared to be of ordered veins of sandstone.

The visit takes 30 minutes.