Santa Maria – Tallacano

Starting from the center of the village of Santa Maria fraction of Acquasanta Terme, go down to the river Tronto to the old washhouse. After crossing the river, continue climbing towards the abandoned village of Vallesaggia; along the way, you can admire the valley, the typical fluvial vegetation, dominated by poplars and willows, oaks and picturesque Monti della Laga. Continue to Cocoscia and from there, going back to the left, you enter in the old chestnut of Carpineto. The forest takes us up to Tallacano, one of the characteristics of fractions Acquasanta Terme. In the Church of Sant’Antoni, you can admire a painting depicting the sixteenth Croceffissione of Christ, attributed to the school of dell’Amatrice Cola. To return, follow the same route.