【4K】RADICOFANI Walking Tour + captions guide

【4K-60fps】filmed in June 2021
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⌛TIMELINE⌛
00:00 World Map intro
00:20 Gate of Radicofani
00:34 Via Roma
01:11 Ghino di Tacco Square
01:50 walking the city Via Roma
04:20 Piazza Vittorio Tassi
05:15 Via del Teatro and little Square Giudecca
06:48 theater and Square Sant'Agata
07:40 Via Renato magi
09:42 Via della Ripa
11:40 crossing the city
12:25 Church San Pietro e Maria Assunta
13:20 park with monuments
16:02 views of Radicofani
16:40 Fortress of Radicofani, top views
Halfway between Florence and Rome, between the Tuscia Viterbese and the Land of Santa Caterina, one of the five municipalities of the Val d'Orcia, a World Heritage Site since 2004. There is a rocky cliff that touches the sky. The place has been chosen by man since time immemorial, as the control and defense of a vast territory. The cliff dominates the Orcia and Paglia valleys, crossed by the Via Francigena, which found a fortified and safe place in Radicofani, and by the Vie Traverse between Umbria and Maremma. Radicofani was made up of four villages, one of which "Viclanus", had Etruscan-Roman origins. The Lombards structure the territory, in fact the toponym Radicofani derives from the name of the Lombard king: Rachis, “Rachis hofen” = “Court of Rachis”. Already remembered in 973 already "cum sua castro" ... with its fortifications. Its history is inextricably linked to the Via Francigena and Ghino di Tacco (see below)
✍️ Curiosity:
✱At the turn of the first millennium, numerous pilgrims crossed Europe to go in prayer to the tomb of the Apostle Peter in Rome or to continue towards the Holy Land, Jerusalem. The practice of pilgrimage assumed such importance that real "ways of faith" developed, dotted with stopping places, villages and abbeys to host pilgrims. Among the most important streets, the Via Francigena still represents the main route today.
The name "Francigena" indicates the road or routes that "from the Land of the Franks" allowed pilgrims from across the Alps to reach Rome. The original journey, from Canterbury to Rome was 1600 kilometers and the difficulty of the journey which in itself represented an act of penance, symbolically and materially handed the pilgrim into the hands of God. The walking route in fact exposed believers to all sorts of danger. , at fairs and bad weather. This is the reason why villages and then cities such as Siena and San Gimignano and other villages rich in well-known and lesser-known works of art developed along the axis of the Francigena.
✱In 1297 the fortress was conquered by the famous brigand / soldier of fortune Ghino di Tacco.
Ghino di Tacco, the Robin Hood of the Val d’Orcia:
When Ghino's father and uncle are captured and beheaded in Piazza del Campo in Siena, he escapes and becomes, in the eyes of the established power, an outlaw. He goes into hiding like a bandit, until, in 1297, helped by a group of companions, he manages to conquer the Rocca di Radicofani. Thanks to its privileged position, Ghino controls the traffic of goods and people passing through the Val d’Orcia to Rome. He carries out raids and thefts, yes, but legend has it that he does it only to the detriment of wealthy travelers, without ever twisting a hair to the poor.
Ghino has a fiery temperament. He risks a lot when he goes as far as Rome to avenge the death of his father and uncle: he looks for Judge Benincasa who sentenced them to death. He breaks into the Capitol buildings, finds him and cuts off his head. Also thanks to the knights who flank him, he manages to escape and return to Radicofani where he exhibits the head of Benincasa on the Rocca, as a warning to anyone.
✱🧡“Radicofani stands out for its historic center, well preserved, typical, cozy and with a neat street furniture. Tourists feel welcomed thanks to an easily accessible information point, and for gourmets the offer of typical products is varied and rich. " Elsa, ghost visitor Touring Club Italy
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