Montone

Astronomical Observatory of Borgo Coloti

Upper Tiber Valley of Umbria, and the forest of Pietralunga Carpina Valley, located here from the late medieval village of Montone Coloti, originally a military post was built in the residential and social time with the farmers' houses, the Church of San Lorenzo in census since 1300, the oven available to the inhabitants of the district. Abandoned in the late '60s was then acquired the property owned. In '95 he was chosen as the location for the creation of a 'given the quality of the Astronomical Observatory absence of light pollution in the valley, was then restored and returned to life in 2000. Entrusted the Observatory at the University of Perugia, the ancient facilities management has been entrusted social entrepreneurship. Since 2001 then Coloti Village is home to tourist activities based on scientific and conservation of public property and land, the environment, local development, the social role of tourism.