ON THE ANCIENT
VIA CLODIA
A hundred horsemen, a hundred montainbike riders and a hundred trekkers will reopen the Antica Via Clodia on May 10th, 2014, starting from Rome and getting to Grosseto on May 18th, for the closing evening of the MAREMMA WINE & FOOD SHIRE event, which is organized by the Grosseto Chamber of Commerce.
PRESENT PAST AND FUTURE
The consular road Via Clodia, as the Via Cassia, started from Rome and, through the street that today is called Via Trionfale, reached the area named La Storta, close to the ancient Vejo, now Isola Farnese area. Via Trionfale is today too much polluted to allow the passing of horses, pedestrians and riders. We recommend, instead, to use the bike path that from Ponte Milvio leads to Saxa Rubra, and afterwards to reach Isola Farnese thruogh alternative paths.
In the past Via Cassia and Via Clodia diverged at this point, but the new path leads to Cesano and then goes down to Bracciano lake towards the west lake shore, where there was the ancient Forum Clodii.
From here, continuing towards north, the trail meets Oriolo Romano, Blera, Tuscania, Canino, Pianiano (Cellere), Castro, Lamone wood, with his Sorgenti della Nova, where Lazio confines with and Tuscany, and then Pitigliano, Sovana, Saturnia, Scansano, Montorgiali, Istia d'Ombrone e Roselle.
The way from Roselle to Massa Marittima, Volterra, Calci and Camaiore will be reopended, too, in the future. And will get to Canossa, throughout Passo del Pellegrino, will climb over the Appennino, northward, towards Milan, or westward: reaching southern France and finally connecting to the Cammino di Santiago.
The web site www.anticaviaclodia.it, which is still in progress, will follow the entire event thanks to the contribution of anyone, first of all of the Società Geografica Italiana which is studying the storical and cultural aspect connected to the path.
But this year the event will be focused on the reopening of Via Clodia in a 260Km path, from Rome to Grosseto, during the period in between 10-18
THE TOUR
STO P
DAY MEETING/FILL ARRIVE PATH Km
I Saturday, 10 May Arrive at Saxa Rubra at 11. Accreditation,
transport of the horses to Villa Celimontana, Buffet. Departure from Villa Celimontana at 15
o’clock.
arrive at Saxa Rubra at around 18. Horses settlement, dinner, show about Butteri
from Lazio and Tuscany Maremma Villa Celimontana Colosseo Ponte Milvio Saxa Rubra 16 km
II Sunday, 11 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch in Valle del Sorbo. 18,00 Arrive at Martignano Lake, horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime 18,00 Arrive at Martignano Lake, horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime Saxa Rubra Valchetta Valle del Sorbo Cesano 29 Km
III Monday, 12 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch in Trevignano Wood. 18,00 Arrive at Forum Clodi: horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime Cesano Anguillara Bracciano Forum Clodii 29 Km
IV Tuesday, 13 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch in Barbarano Wood 18,00 Arrive at Blera: horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime. Forum Clodii Oriolo Vejano Barbarano Blera 25 Km
V Wednsday, 14 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch at Roccarespampani 18,00 Arrive at Tuscania: horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime. Blera Rocca Respampani Tuscania 30 Km
VI Thursday, 15 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch in Cellere 18,00 Arrive at Pietrafitta: horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime. Tuscania Canino Pianiano Maternum Pietrafitta 33 Km
VII Friday, 16 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch in Lamone Wood 18 Arrive at Sovana: horses settlement, dinner, slleptime. PietrafittaCa stro Lamone Pitigliano Sovana 29 km
VIII Saturday, 17 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure. 12,30 Lunch at Saturnia. 18.00 Arrive at Poggioferro di scansano: horses settlement, dinner, sleeptime. Sovana Saturnia Scansano Poggio Ferro 35 km
IX Sunday, 18 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure.
12,30 Lunch at Montorgiali.
18,00 Arrive at Grosseto: dinner. Final parade for the closing night of the Maremma
Wine & Food Shire. Horses settlement, sleeptime. Poggio Ferro Montorgiali Istia d'Ombrone Grosseto 32 km
X Monday, 19 May 7,30 Breakfast. 9,00 Departure to Saxa Rubra by coach
to recover each partecipant’s means
of transport
We’ll ask to Rome Municipality to use Villa Celimontana (Italian Geographic Association’s headquarters) as starting point on Saturday 10th, and reach the Colosseo through Via dei Fori Imperiali, walk through Via del Corso, Piazza del Popolo, Via Flaminia, up to Ponte Milvio and Saxa Rubra, in a path of around 16 Km. After having settled in Saxa Rubra we’ll partecipate to a show about Butteri and have a barbecue. In the following days we’ll reach Grosseto through Istia, moving along Ombrone river, in the park of the same name; here will be prepared a
rest stop where people and horses will take a break before the
excursion in town, by torch light, of about 4Km, during the evening of Sunday 18th, and back to the park at around 22,30.
Special attention will be paid to the enogastronomic aspect during the whole journey, as in the land we’re going to pass through, history and food culture are deeply connected to each other, since Etruscan age. Each meal will give the partecipants the opportunity of tasting local dishes and wonderful wines, of course all from-farm-to-fork products! The final event itself will be a local cookery food fair.
CONDITIONS AND TERMS FOR JOINING US
Each person that want to take part to the journey, even if only for just one day, must accept the following terms and conditions:
Ramblers
● Must be in good shape and well trained.
Bike riders
● Must be in good shape and well trained.
Horsemen
● Both horse and equestrian must be in good shape and trained; moreover the horses must be well shoed.
● Regular identifying document approved by L.G. or Ministry.
● Flu vaccine recall during the last 12 months (starting from May, 18 2013), and attested on the passport by the veterinary.
● No Coggin’s Test is required, as the Ministry of Health decided.
● Each horse must be strong enough to deal with the journey; no crippled or ill horses will be accepted.
● Each horse will be health-checked and its basic condition will be assessed before starting the journey .
● Horses conditions will be checked daily during the path, before
leaving and after arriving to the next stop.
● Horse whose conditions will be judged not acceptable by the
veterinary will be disqualified and won’t be able to begin or continue the journey.
OUTFIT
● Technical apparel.
● Very basic light small luggage.
PROVIDED SERVICES For anybody
● All-inclusive insurance, vest.
● A guide every 10 persons.
● Food and accommodation.
● Detailed altimetric maps.
● Small luggage transport by coach.
For bikers
For equestrians
● 12 places-truck for horses transportation.
● 9 seats coach, small luggage transport.
● Military Truck for equipment transportation.
● Trailer truck in case of emergency.
● On-the-spot veterinary attendance, with health checks before
each departure and after each arrive, during the whole journey.
● On-the-spot horseshoer.
● Single/groups electrified paddocks, plus water, hay, fodder.
● Night watch for horses, saddles and accourments.
SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR WALKERS
One-day Short Subscription, lunch 35 €
One-day
Standard Subscription, lunch, dinner 60 €
Weekend (Roma, 10-11May and Grosseto,17-18M ay) Subscription, 2lunches, 2dinners, 1overnight accommodation 130 € Complete path (10-18May Roma-Grosseto) Subscription, lunch, dinner, overnight accommodation 650 €
3-8 stops Lunch, dinner, overnight accommodation
75 € per day
+25€ subscription
SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR BICYCLE RIDERS
lunch.
One-day standard Subscription,
lunch, dinner 65 € Weekend (Roma, 10-11May and Grosseto,17-18May ) Subscription, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, 1overnight accommodation 150 € Complete path (10-18May Roma-Grosseto) Subscription, lunch, dinner, overnight accommodation 700 €
3-8 stops Lunch,dinner, overnight accommodatio n
80€ per day +30€ subscription
SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR HORSE RIDERS
One-day Short Subscription, lunch 50€
One-day Standard Subscription, lunch,
dinner 80€ Weekend (Roma, 10-11May and Grosseto,17-18May) Subscription, 2lunches, 2dinners, 1overnight accommodation 220€ Complete path (10-18May Roma-Grosseto) Subscription, lunch, dinner, overnight accommodation 1100€
3-8 stops overnight
accommodation
+50€subscription
The accommodation depends on the structures in the area and can
consist in multi-bed rooms. Anyone who wants to book individual or more confortable rooms will pay an additional amount.
The journey will be shot from a professional team for several TV
programs and for the web page, too. the participant which are interested in buying the documentary, can have it for 30 €. It is also possible to customize it and add interviews made during the journey: in this case you’ll have to request your own documentary at the moment of booking your journey.
For those who’ll take part to the trail for 3 days or more, the standard version of the documentary (on DVD or USB pendrive) will be included in the registration fee.
How to subscribe By phone
Call number ANTICAVIACLODIA
Via Internet
Follow the procedure on www.anticaviaclodia.it, we will recontact as soon as possible.
By e-mail
Send us your application at info@anticaviaclodia.it
On the web site you’ll find a pre-subscription form with all the
indispensable information you are requested: Name, Surname, telephon number, e-mail address, Address and your participation type (on foot, by bike, by horse).
CONTACTS:
info@anticaviaclodia.it
www.anticaviaclodia.it
mobile: +39 342 7225 657
SOCIAL:
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