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Monte Lupino Summit – Fontana del Gatto loop from Ceccano
04:06
40.3km
1,240m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 14, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 1.25 km for 409 m
After 38.9 km for 73 m
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Start point
Train Station
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1.45 km
Castel Sindici
Highlight • Castle
Elegant building built at the end of the 19th century at the behest of the oenologist and Knight of Labor Stanislao Sindici. The project was carried out by Count Giuseppe Sacconi, the architect who designed the Altare della Patria in Rome. The castle was built with local limestone on the model of an ancient medieval fortress and was built in the center of a large park that still surrounds it. The building was initially used as a cellar for storing wine but over the years it has been converted into a meeting place for important artists who gravitated around the Mayors. For example, the Roman painters Aurelio and Cesare Tiratelli are mentioned.
The famous Gabriele D'Annunzio was also hosted in the elegant residence. In 1928 the Castel Sindici estate was declared an "Area of National Artistic Interest". In the cellars, "Castel Sindici" wine was produced, sold in Italy and abroad, winner of eight gold medals. This wine was much appreciated, so much so that it was mentioned among the fine wines of Lazio in the first edition of 1931 of the "Gastronomic Guide of Italy" of the Italian Touring Club and to be exhibited among the wines of the Italian pavilion of the 1935 World Expo in Brussels. .
It is still possible today to see the ceramic barrels where the wine was stored, which can be visited during some events. From 1943 the building was requisitioned by the Nazis who used it as the headquarters of the military command of the S.S. The building is currently owned by the Municipal Administration and is being restored. The surrounding park, full of centuries-old trees, is open to the public every day.
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The famous Gabriele D'Annunzio was also hosted in the elegant residence. In 1928 the Castel Sindici estate was declared an "Area of National Artistic Interest". In the cellars, "Castel Sindici" wine was produced, sold in Italy and abroad, winner of eight gold medals. This wine was much appreciated, so much so that it was mentioned among the fine wines of Lazio in the first edition of 1931 of the "Gastronomic Guide of Italy" of the Italian Touring Club and to be exhibited among the wines of the Italian pavilion of the 1935 World Expo in Brussels. .
It is still possible today to see the ceramic barrels where the wine was stored, which can be visited during some events. From 1943 the building was requisitioned by the Nazis who used it as the headquarters of the military command of the S.S. The building is currently owned by the Municipal Administration and is being restored. The surrounding park, full of centuries-old trees, is open to the public every day.
Text by the Cultores Artium Association
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4.79 km
Abbey of Santa Maria di Corniano
Highlight • Religious Site
Located 3 km from Ceccano towards the southern stretch of the Lepini, at the foot of Mount Siserno, the district called Badia took its name from the presence of the Benedictines and from its relevance to Montecassino.
This settlement is documented as early as the 12th century and originally consisted of a building with a chapel and a house for the monks who dedicated themselves to cultivating the land.
From the earliest documents it appears that the church was dedicated to S. Maria di Corniano and refers to the tradition according to which the Madonna appeared to a shepherd on a dogwood.
In the 13th century the structure was already called a Monastery.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century under the aegis of St. Paul of the Cross, the Benedictine religious community settled in the monastery of the Badia. In 1798 they found themselves involved in the French Revolution which arrived in Italy with anticlerical programs. In Ceccano the republican leaders occupied the building and dispersed the religious.
The Badia, therefore, was used as a barracks for anti-brigandage troops. It initially housed a detachment of Poles and subsequently of the gendarmes of the Napoleonic armies.
After the Napoleonic army was defeated, in 1826, restoration work on the structure was undertaken under the rector of the Abbey Father Sebastiano Amalberti.
In 1832 the works were completed and the altars of the new church were consecrated by the bishop of Ferentino Mons. Lais.
The church was enlarged and a series of paintings depicting the Marian mysteries and scenes from the life of St. Paul of the Cross were inserted inside.
The convent, on the other hand, was totally rebuilt with the current shape of a quadrilateral; the eighteenth-century pipe organ was restored.
In addition, the garden was built and the first bell tower was raised 10 meters high and equipped with a four-quadrant clock and bells.
Already at the beginning of the twentieth century, the convent housed the seminar of intellectual training in philosophical and humanistic disciplines for Passionist students.
Inside the church, in a chapel on the left side of the church there is the urn of Blessed Grimoaldo Santamaria who died in the Abbey of the Badia in 1902 and was beatified in St. Peter's on 29 January 1995.
The convent houses the library of the Retreat of S. Maria di Corniano, comprising 10,240 volumes and pamphlets, including ancient and modern works.
This settlement is documented as early as the 12th century and originally consisted of a building with a chapel and a house for the monks who dedicated themselves to cultivating the land.
From the earliest documents it appears that the church was dedicated to S. Maria di Corniano and refers to the tradition according to which the Madonna appeared to a shepherd on a dogwood.
In the 13th century the structure was already called a Monastery.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century under the aegis of St. Paul of the Cross, the Benedictine religious community settled in the monastery of the Badia. In 1798 they found themselves involved in the French Revolution which arrived in Italy with anticlerical programs. In Ceccano the republican leaders occupied the building and dispersed the religious.
The Badia, therefore, was used as a barracks for anti-brigandage troops. It initially housed a detachment of Poles and subsequently of the gendarmes of the Napoleonic armies.
After the Napoleonic army was defeated, in 1826, restoration work on the structure was undertaken under the rector of the Abbey Father Sebastiano Amalberti.
In 1832 the works were completed and the altars of the new church were consecrated by the bishop of Ferentino Mons. Lais.
The church was enlarged and a series of paintings depicting the Marian mysteries and scenes from the life of St. Paul of the Cross were inserted inside.
The convent, on the other hand, was totally rebuilt with the current shape of a quadrilateral; the eighteenth-century pipe organ was restored.
In addition, the garden was built and the first bell tower was raised 10 meters high and equipped with a four-quadrant clock and bells.
Already at the beginning of the twentieth century, the convent housed the seminar of intellectual training in philosophical and humanistic disciplines for Passionist students.
Inside the church, in a chapel on the left side of the church there is the urn of Blessed Grimoaldo Santamaria who died in the Abbey of the Badia in 1902 and was beatified in St. Peter's on 29 January 1995.
The convent houses the library of the Retreat of S. Maria di Corniano, comprising 10,240 volumes and pamphlets, including ancient and modern works.
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25.1 km
Monte Lupino Summit
Highlight • Summit
The off-road climb begins in Villa Santo Stefano and is part of the Marathon Monte Lupino. After a first cemented section you enter the wood with slopes always higher than 10% until you reach the top of Monte lupino from which you must then go back. You can enjoy a very beautiful panorama overlooking the valley of the Amaseno river and you can see some of the villages of the Lepini Mountains halfway between Latina and Frosinone.
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33.7 km
Fontana del Gatto
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In a beautiful quiet place, fresh spring water is always active.
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38.8 km
Castle of the Counts of Ceccano
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Located on the site of the ancient acropolis in a solitary and dominant position, it boasts more than a thousand years of history. Built starting from the eighth century, it became the center of the county of the feared de Ceccano in the Middle Ages. When the family disappeared, the Colonna princes of Rome took over and used it as a district prison, closed only in 1973.
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40.3 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
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14.5 km
10.6 km
8.00 km
7.00 km
Surfaces
22.2 km
13.9 km
3.40 km
512 m
205 m
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