IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ETRUSCANS

This workcamp is organised in cooperation with the town hall of Corchiano and an NGO called Sentiero Verde (Green Footpath). Corchiano was an ancient settlement of the Faliscans, the Etruscan city of Fescennium, also known as a cradle of fescennium tradition: a typical form of popular poetry on which roman satire would have been developed. Rich necropolis, hydraulic works, hollow quarries and numerous archaeological evidences still keep testimonies of this historical period. Corchiano also attracts visitors and nature lovers with its picturesque natural monument Forre of Corchiano , an area located along the river Rio Fratta . Forre of Corchiano represents a particular ecosystem made up by water, rocks and forest that enable the coexistence of different plants and animals. Nowadays Corchiano is a lovely small town that carefully preserves its past looking to the future and working on environmental sustainability: the recycling is up to 70 of total waste amount, the local distribution of water and milk is available in the main square so as to reduce the consumption of plastic bottles. In Corchiano there is also a theatre Il Fescennino that works towards preservation and promotion of folklore and traditional forms of performance, in name of ancient fescennium poetry. Sentiero Verde is a non profit organisation that since 30 years deals with trekking and ecotourism in Latium region, creates different extra urban and urban footpaths, organises training courses for mountain guides, promotes sustainable tourism and local development of territory through hiking. One of the ideas for future development of Corchiano is promotion of trekking routes and excursions organised by Sentiero Verde .