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2 unusual facts about Monte Vettore


Monte Vettore

Today climbers reach it from the Umbrian side from Norcia, or, on the Marche side, from Ascoli Piceno.

In the romance of Il Guerrin Meschino, written by Andrea da Barberino about 1410, the central episode of the sixth part (Canto V) contains the "prodigious adventures" of Guerrino with this enchantress, the "Fata" Alcina, whom he seeks out, against all advice.



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