Casa Elsa, Montefortino

Casa Elsa: location

Casa Elsa is in the village of Montefortino, in the Sibillini National Park. The entrance to the historic center is through the porta di Santa Lucia. The municipal territory includes the Gole dell'Infernaccio gorge, reached with a stretch by car and then on foot.

Casa Elsa: things to see nearby

The center of Montefortino has the church of San Francesco, from the mid-16th century, the church of Sant'Agostino, from the 12th century, with its old portal and pointed-arch windows, and Palazzo Leopardi, a 16th-century building that houses the Pinacoteca civica Fortunato Duranti. Outside the walls are the 16th-century tower houses. The 2016 earthquake damaged many historic buildings in the Park's municipalities: before a visit, check which monuments are accessible.

The Gole dell'Infernaccio are carved by the Tenna river between Monte Sibilla and Monte Priora. The trail, used from May to October, passes the Pisciarelle, small waterfalls coming down from Monte Zampa, and then a fork: to the left it goes to Capotenna, where after the 2016 earthquake the Laghetto dell'Infernaccio, a small lake also called Laghetto della Sibilla, formed; to the right it climbs through the beech wood toward the Eremo di San Leonardo. With ordinance no. 32 of July 17, 2026, the Comune reopened the trail as far as the second fork for the hermitage, with a helmet required; the stretch toward Capotenna is closed by ordinance, and the rest of the trail may be closed due to avalanches or weather alerts: before setting out, check the ordinances of the Comune.