Excursion to Roccamontepiano and the Hermitage of San D'Onofrio


The interior of the hermitage of San D'Onofrio


Biggest spider I have ever personally seen -- inside the hermitage



Paul after ringing the bell at the hermitage



Zoe in the hermitage



Getting reading for the return hike




Arriveing at the Ermitio di San D'Onofrio



View of the Castello from our hike



The hike was warmer than we anticipated....



Grotto dedicated to San Rocco at Roccomontepiano (nearby town)



Our kitten---all grown up and still such a buddy. I really missed her!



Maeilla Rock flora--this is the rock our house is made of



Vecchio Fontana in Roccomontepiano--very refreshing after our hike



The rough rock trail we climbed to the hermitage



Paul hiking ahead...to the hermitage



Anyone looking to buy a remote piece of land....I'm sure the price is right lol "Vendisi means for sale"



My photographic partner in crime



Uve e ferro (grapes and iron)



Oleander is always in full bloom when we are here. The highways in Abruzzo are lined with oleander



Ceramics in Roccamontepiano



Roccamontepiano



Old church towner Roccamontepiano

Comments

marcia said…
Aha! I knew you could not pass up going to Italy, Zoe. It's now in your blood. Such great place names, "Roccomontepiano", and so beautiful. Love the grapes and ironwork, pic. I want to see a picture of Gramps, not sweaty Paul. :-D I thought you were a statue in the Hermitage, Zoe. I'm just back from Maine/N.H., where Barb and I had a fun time with Maren and Jordan.They will be at Nan's on Sunday for a family visit ,(sorry you'll miss them), and here until Wednesday I think. Jordan made his first bass bow in N.H., completely by hand, like the old Masters.Really impressive! Miss you. Love you. Have fun, guys. M. :-D
July 20, 2011 at 6:38 AM
marcia said…
Till next blog siteing.Keep them coming. love Marcia
July 20, 2011 at 6:44 AM
KiraHoskin said…
First of all, thank goodness I wasn't there to see that spider -- I would've cried. Secondly, I don't remember what I used to call that kitten but she's not a kitten anymore! It looks nice and hot there (Paul's sweaty picture), yesterday was crazy hot here, it supposedly felt like 50 degrees! And the gateau (I think thats cat), reminded me of the dogs that were there last year, take some pictures if theres any this year :)
July 23, 2011 at 12:31 AM
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