Rocca San Zenone, a photo from Terni, Umbria

Photographer's Note

Rocca San Zenone - Terni

It is found along the road that crosses all the northern slopes of the Ternana basin at the end of the Val di Serra. The castle has undergone many transformations over the centuries and always under Terni's rule it represented the guard outpost towards the Terre Arnolfe and the powerful town of Spoleto. Despite the many tampering suffered over the centuries Rocca San Zenone still represents a magnificent example of a fortified settlement. The current structures of the fortress can be placed between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. At an altitude of 508 m a.s.l. there is a physically isolated watchtower but in optical connection with the Rocca, which stands on top of a rocky spur behind the town. The cylindrical shape and the construction features lead to the hypothesis that it was erected in the second half of the 15th century. The other cylindrical tower located further down and the semi-elliptical buttress tower should date back to the same period, but the two towers are remakes of more ancient fortified structures, as early as 1367 the fortress is described with four towers. In the foreground, the church of the Beata Vergine del Rosario, now privately owned.

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jean113 (27819) 2022-05-09 8:59

Hello Silvio, a good view of a variety of buildings with the watchtower overlooking all of them. I guess that the view from up on the rocky spur must be amazing.
Interesting notes.
Kind regards, Jean.

holmertz (102636) 2022-05-09 9:40

Hello Silvio,
The nearest buildings are not very attractive, but the view up the steep rock to the tower is quite dramatic. The other tower further back has an even more spectacular location. It's an interesting photo with good colours.
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (92312) 2022-05-09 9:44

Hello Silvio,
A great and very well composed photo of this town and the castle high on top of the rocks in the background. The bit of green in the middle is very nice also, especially in this nice and bright sunlight. Very well done.
Lars

pierrefonds (114371) 2022-05-09 11:36

Hi Silvio,

Le scooter attire le regard. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des maisons, de l'église et du château. La qualité de la lumière embellit les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

Fis2 (170669) 2022-05-09 11:41

Witaj Silvio!
A very curious place, view makes impression.
I like the castle on the top and houses.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

lousat (139198) 2022-05-09 12:57

Ciao Silvio,peccato per lo scooter ma la composizione è senza dubbio eccellente,chiesetta e negozio sotto le rovine in una nitidezza eccellente.Buona serata,Luciano

mcmtanyel (68421) 2022-05-09 21:02

Hello Silvio,
These are interesting buildings of this old settlement. The towers at the top of the hill are the crowning touch.
Regards,
MT

COSTANTINO (116405) 2022-05-09 22:45

Hello dear Silvio and have a nice day for today
thanks for the sharing
wow!!!this castle will touch the amazing blue sky...
according to your useful notes
this castle has undergone many
transformations over the
centuries....and the houses????
are they forgotten or not????
regards
costantino

jemaflor (147046) 2022-05-09 23:39

Hi Silvio,
well balanced this view with these houses in the Fg and the perched tower on te hill, pleasant sunlight, tfs.

mkamionka (74329) 2022-05-10 3:28

Ciao Silvio,
What a beautiful place! You had a fantastic weather over there, which resulted in great well saturated colors of the sky and vegetation.
Nice contrast of the fortress on top of the hill and the charming houses below.
Very nice light.
Excellent work,
M

pajaran (115805) 2022-05-11 8:57

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa arhitektura i zeleno drvece, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa belim oblacima koji dolaze.
Lepe stare kule na litici.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja

macjake (98408) 2022-05-12 14:34

Hi Silvio
oh my, I would absolutely love walking around here, there are so many buildings here to photograph, so many small details to focus on. awesome to see the towers up top like that.
wonderful place. cheers
Craig

jmdias (115072) 2022-05-16 12:10

silvio

a marvelous sharp peak with a tower in the top. it is very scenic and you got a marvelous view including the church in the lower part.

take care

jorge

aliabazari (22099) 2022-05-29 8:46

Hello Silvio
Beautiful view of the castle. Good combination. Clarity and exposure done well. I like the atmosphere of this village

ikeharel (113273) 2022-06-13 7:24

Ciao Silvio,
It was an easy task to fine the exact place this picture was taken from: a small parking space on the SP67 road the cross this small town, a beautiful small town. 42.5932, 12.6782 on the map.
Buona serata,
Ike