Stroncone

People from the valley floor built this village around the 10th century on a rocky spur south of Terni, looking for a safer refuge. Its medieval layout survives: narrow winding lanes, churches pressed against houses, stone doorways and a well inside the walls. Long loyal to the popes, it carries the papal keys on its arms, and the nearby Prati di Stroncone plateau offers walks at about 1,000 metres.

Highlights

• Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, decorated by Giuseppe Bastiani with stucco and grotesques
• The Church of San Michele Arcangelo
• The Church of Sant'Antimo on the small hill north of the village
• The Prati di Stroncone, open grassland at the foot of Monte Macchialunga
• Remains of an archaic sanctuary on the summit of Monte San Pancrazio

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.