Coming out of Porta Collitrone in Toffia and not far from the village, down the steep slope leading to the old small bridge over the Rio/Carlo Corso, one encounters a small shrine called the Madonna del Collitrone, built apparently for a vow
Our Lady of Collitrone
Position
Via Collitrone, 51
02039 Toffia (RI)
Opening hours
Non definito
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Leaving Toffia crossing Porta Collitrone, not far from the village going down along the steep slope leading to the old bridge on the Rio / Carlo Corso (a small creek), you will chance upon a small shrine called Madonna del Collitrone (Our Lady of Collitrone), probably built for a vote.
The aforementioned area is called in vernacular I Bussi, above the so called Rocchetta, where two small streams surrounding Toffia – the Rio / Carlo Corso and Riana – marge flowing into the Farfa river and shape a sort of Island.
The elders say they heard – so we graze the legend – that when the road was used as a privileged link with the Farfa Abbey, the bishop passed from there and, before entering the country and go into the church, he would stop in the shrine of Our Lady of Collitrone wearing the cassock.
The small chapel was restored in 1924 by Ms. Chiara Massari from Toffia for the last time.
The trail is steep and little marked.