Goodbye Treja

Not many pines in Mazzano Romano, no, but plenty of all kinds of trees in the lush Treja valley. During the first part of my visit, in July, I spoke daily with a pine tree in the old town, below the main square, and recorded by brief ‘ponderings’ on the RC, see With the Pine(s) in Mazzano. The edited video Pondering with the Mazzano Pine (41 min.) is too large to upload online, at least with the local internet. Some experiments with walking on the forest paths along Treja river, recorded in July, however, using a GoPro camera on my forehead, are briefer, see Walking in Mazzano. Further down on the same page I added a few romantic video clips, which I made now, a few days before leaving, in the style of the still image above.

Walking up and down the forest paths I realised how a river valley resembles mountains, or foothills, although the slopes are below rather than above sea level, I guess. When walking on the paths or stairs up to or down to the medieval town it does not make much difference. The idea of the river digging deeper and deeper into the ground over the centuries is nevertheless fascinating. The amount of ivy and all kinds of creepers covering everything in green makes for a special atmosphere as well. River Treja is special because it runs northeast, away from the sea, and flows into river Tiber further north. A large part of the valley is a protected park and very popular with people from Rome. With a car you could be anywhere in an hour or two, but I have stayed in this idyllic old town enjoying the feeling of village life.