# Calcata Vecchia, the village on the tuff rock

What to do en Calcata and the Treja Valley · Calcata and the Treja Valley

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/things-to-do/calcata-vecchia · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages; stone streets, no cars

Walk · 1 h · Free · A medieval village on a tuff crag in the middle of the forest, saved from abandonment by artists and craftspeople

What it is
Calcata occupies a tuff crag above the Treja valley, with walls the same colour as the rock: a brown island in the middle of the green forest. It appears in documents of the 8th century, passed through the hands of the Sinibaldi, the Anguillara and the Massimo, and under Fascism it was declared a village to be cleared, at risk of demolition. It was saved by those who came afterwards, artists and craftspeople from other parts of Italy and from abroad, and today a few dozen people live here.
How to walk it
You enter through a double gate of arches beneath the battlements of the baronial palace of the Anguillara and a covered passage leads to the square, with the palace and the parish church, now deconsecrated. The alleys are full of workshops and craft shops. Look for the Porta Segreta, an underground passage that served as an escape during sieges. The centre is closed to cars: park in the new village and walk down.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.219, 12.426

## Cerca de aquí

- [La Piazzetta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/where-to-eat/la-piazzetta), a 27 m
- [The Faliscan temple of Monte Li Santi and the suspension bridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/things-to-do/monte-li-santi-temple), a 862 m
- [Mazzano Romano and its washhouse](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/things-to-do/mazzano-romano), a 2.9 km
- [The waterfalls of Monte Gelato](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/things-to-do/monte-gelato-waterfalls), a 6.3 km
- [Treja valley trail from Monte Gelato to Calcata](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/things-to-do/monte-gelato-calcata-trail), a 6.3 km
- [Agriturismo Le Forre del Treja](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/where-to-stay/le-forre-del-treja), a 6.4 km
- [Le Forre del Treja restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/where-to-eat/le-forre-del-treja), a 6.4 km
- [Pasta workshop at the Le Forre del Treja farm](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/things-to-do/pasta-workshop-at-le-forre-del-treja), a 6.4 km

Destino: [Calcata and the Treja Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley.md)