Roman Bridge

The Roman Bridge is located within the municipality of Muccia, near the road connecting the town of Pieve Torina to the hamlet of Colfiorito in Foligno. It is indicated by a sign that leads along a dirt path.

The bridge was once crossed by the Val S. Angelo road, a branch of the ancient Via Flaminia, whose route was later diverted to a larger bridge. The name of the valley derives from the Lombard cult of Saint Michael the Archangel, to whom the nearby hermitage, situated on a hill overlooking the bridge and now also known as the Hermitage of the Saints, was dedicated.

The bridge’s structure, featuring a round arch, is notable for being built almost entirely of sponga stone, a type of light and porous travertine quarried from the picturesque gorges of the nearby S. Angelo stream.

Interestingly, at the entrance of the valley, a Bronze Age necropolis was discovered; its artifacts are now preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Ancona.