Guided hike on Mount Carpegna｜Italy

The name of this mountain is inextricably linked with trees, a town and the fate of a family.

The origin of the name is said to derive from the Latin silva carpinea hornbeam forest a species widely found in the area. Its particular geological formation and the interaction between man and nature through traditional agriculture and animal husbandry have created unique habitats protected by the Sasso Simone and Simoncello Park and the European Union.

Carpegna the town that stretches at the foot of the massif is the main town, as well as until the dissolution of the county state of Carpegna in 1819 its capital, an independent state within the papal territories.

From this small town in the Apennines, the family of the counts of Carpegna wrote the history of Montefeltro, a historic region between Marche, Romagna and Tuscany since the Middle Ages, intertwining with other major families in the area such as the Montefeltro and Malatesta families until influencing papal policy. The symbol of this family's power is the Palazzo dei Principi, an imposing noble structure built by architect De Rossi for Cardinal Gaspare di Carpegna in the late 17th century.

Our excursion starting from the Cippo di Carpegna crossing the woodlands and summit meadows will tell the main naturalistic peculiarities, stories and legends related to this area and upon request visit the palazzo dei Principi.