Villa Viola Country Home, Smerillo

Villa Viola Country Home: Location in Smerillo

Durano is the settlement closest to the main town among the five hamlets into which the municipality is divided; the whole municipality covers just 11 km². It is a village of ancient origin, surrounded by woods, and the starting point for the Fosso delle Anguille.

Villa Viola Country Home: What to See Nearby

From Durano you can reach the Fosso delle Anguille, a stream along which small pools and little waterfalls follow one another. The town of Smerillo, at 806 m above sea level, stretches along the rocky ridge facing the Tenna Valley, where the view runs from the Sibillini to the Adriatic Sea and from the Gran Sasso to the Conero. Of the medieval Castrum Smerilli, stretches of wall remain along with the Porta Nord (North Gate), well preserved and restored.

The woods around the village are suited to hiking, cycling and orienteering; the Centro di Educazione Ambientale di Smerillo, an environmental education center established in 1987, organizes nature-related activities.