Words totally fail me. This is beyond beautiful. Treasure for any History buff. Thank you so much for sharing. The thought of walking through centuries old streets with cobble stones under your feet just takes my breath away. My goodness. Thanks again.
Hey, You're welcome. This place more than any other made me feel like I went back in time. It is a very cool place. I'll try to find more places like it to walk.
I understand your feelings. When I go to China, it's such a sad view. They have torn down almost all their historic cities and replaced them by concrete blocks and skyscrapers. What a shame! - If you visit the Abruzzo region of Italy, have a look at Pacentro, the village from which pop star Madonna's ancestors come from. Beautiful!!! Or Lecce, in Puglia. Or Piacenza... (Andrea Palladio buildings). - Europe is a historic and architectonic treasure chest.
Hi, you're welcome! My family and were pretty thrilled when we first found this place... Which was because the Garden of Ninfa was closed. Thanks for watching!
What a historical place This is Italy sermonette take us back to Roman times rustic houses and streets and pavement and fascinating views I can tell Pro walk is followed by some Roman or medieval ghosts
Thanks! Yeah the first time I went there my family and I had just gone to the Garden of Ninfa but it turned out to be closed that day so we saw the castle up on the hill and thought we would go check it out. We went back again the next day for their big festival where they had a parade going through the streets and everyone was dressed in old 16th century costumes.
Nice wide camera lens used here. Thank you for your miles of power walking you've done into the most remote areas or this beautiful ancient city. Now I need to add Sermoneta to my next trip through Italy this spring!
Such a lovely, beautiful place. I'm watching this for a little added inspiration for a castle town I'm creating in a story, and this gave me quite a few ideas on its own.
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Thanks for sharing another remarkably insightful video that shows us the diversity and richness of history that Italy has to offer. Otherwise, I would not have planned Sermoneta as a visit on my tour of Italy. But Sermoneta is a veritable time capsule of unpretentiousness that belies a strength of spirit and character and resilience for what must have been an imposed desolate, fearful lifestyle of isolation. A functional fortress of rustic rugged makeshift alleys that must have in certain times become central hubs of unified community spirit. At other times it might offer a peaceful seclusion for which reason it's managed to retain it's charm for being an impenetrable fortress. I can also understand why many Italians immigrated in the post wars years as the war would have only sought to remind the inhabitants of such fortress like towns, of the misery and inhibition of personal achievement that war and insecurity imposed upon it's people. Not everywhere in Italy is like the Amalfi coast and it's prominent cities. I particularly liked your tour of the central merchant building with it's leading stairway onto a broad verandah promenade walkway that overlooks the alleys below. This gave me further insight into how the ancient Romans designed their shopping centres that must have in effect have been even more functional than ours, by offering broad external covered promenade walkways (protecting us from the Mediterranean sun with further exposure to additional shops) in addition to central malls and courtyards. Not that a medieval town could possibly compare to the magnificence of ancient classical Roman architecture, that I am obsessed with for the moment. It does indicate however, that certain building plan techniques retain their charm for functionality. Fantastic video. Thanks.
The machines seem so disproportionate and inadequate compared to the perspective of the city, however Sermoneta has been preserved very well, congratulations and congratulations for the video!
This is the perfect walking video. I felt like I lost 10 lbs. walking up and down all those steps. You really captured the beauty of the stone work, the merchants, restaurants in Sermoneta.The history of the castle and the walk through it was very interesting. Thanks for all your time and work making these ProWalks.
Hi, thanks! I have been on many more walks but haven't had a chance to get any uploaded in the last month. I am back in the states visiting family. My next video, of Ponza Italy, should be posted up on Aug. 15th. Thanks for watching and for your support!
Sermoneta castle is magnificent,the restoration gave us a true glimpse of the it's glory days,some of the parts of the castle are so hauntingly beautiful,I got goosebumps, wonder how must it feel at night time ,if only walls could talk...it must sound like a cliché but prowalks you are the best,can't thank you enough,truly enjoyed this video,will watch it one more time.
Hey thanks again Dave! Yeah all the history there kind boggles the mind. I grew up on land that my Grandma's Grandfather had purchased from a veteran of the Spanish American wars. Anyway...as a kid I would find old bottles and ink wells and my grandpa had a collection of arrow heads he had found...and to me that stuff was about as old as could be....real history. An old building right next to my house now dates back to the early 1700s. Everything is ancient over here. :)
Thank you so much for your reply! I find it amazing that you are so attentive to your viewers! ! Glad you and your family have had the opportunity to tour Sermoneta several times! The Lord has truly blessed you immeasurably!😊✝
Truly breathtaking. The historical significance is amazing. The picturesque cobblestone walks and winding stairwells make me just melt away into what life must have been like back then. And, to imagine living there now! Makes you want to sit at a café and sip cappuccino day dreaming of what must have been.
Wonderful walk. Thanks so much for sharing. We loved our month in Italy. This vid makes me want to go back and visit Sermoneta and some of the other smaller towns. Thanks - Henry
Hi, Thanks! That's good you were able to spend a month here. The places to see/walk are endless. I checked out your channel! What camera are you using on your new walks? I haven't been able to decide if I want to go the 360 route or not.
I’ve been using the GoPro Fusion. It’s pricey though. I might recommend going with an insta360 one or rylio if I were to do it again. I’ve been thinking of going back to a 2D set up recently. Either way I need to go out and get some more bids going. Thanks
Really enjoyed this..watching your links daily now as not only do I find them relaxing also enjoy the overwhelmingly beauty, history and culture. I just feel that I am actually there walking around with you..as the way you film the areas its so wonderfully done and wanted to touch the old stone buildings with my hands as you walked by them..I lose my self in all of it and I am transfixed.
Hi, for some reason your comments went to my spam folder. Sorry for the late reply. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! Do you think I should be walking slower? faster? Looking around more? Going into more shops? I want to keep the walk flowing but I don't want to miss out on too much. Thanks for watching!
The city looks very calm and romantic! It's like a city in a fairy tale! Town of Romeo and Juliet! At 1:06 I heard my beloved's song. I walked with you! Thank you so much!
Hey Dave, thanks. Yeah it was a nice day to be there. I also walked the Garden of Ninfa that day which I was really excited about.....but not much was blooming in the garden. It was just all green...and beautiful...but not too many colors so I think I will wait to redo that walk again some other time.
Thanks..yeah, if it weren't for the cars and a few other modern items, it would really feel like you're back in medieval times. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Very good and complete visit. Memories, memories, I was there around 30 years ago in visit ! Please Sperlonga above the sea, Anagni, San Felice Circeo...
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have Sperlonga on my list of places to walk but i havent been to the other places you mentioned. I will check them out. Thanks for the recommendations.
Hi, the cost is 8 euro and cheaper for kids. It is definitely worth it but the tours are only in Italian. The first time I went several people spoke English so the guide would explain things in English too but when i took this video it was all in Italian.
Thank you for a walk-through of a place I've never heard of and will never have the opportunity to visit. It seems to be built upon the tourist trade these days, as there doesn't seem to be any other way to make a living there. I often wondered where they got all the brick and stone to build the place. It must have taken an entire mountain. It's hard to imagine their making something so magnificent in the 12th century. i appreciate these kinds of walk-throughs because the 3-6 minute "tours" elsewhere leave a whole lot to be desired. Thank you for taking the time to put this together, along with the occasional bit of informative material, which gave it some life that it might not otherwise have had. What kind of camera do you use? You must have gone through a couple of batteries and sim cards. LOL I know I would have with mine.
From Rome to Latina roughly 1 hour 50 by train. Then you have to take a taxi (quite cheap) or bus. Bus schedule on the Comune di Sermoneta website, trasporti pubblici.
I have never heard of Sermoneta, but what a stunningly beautiful place, and so historic! I mean the Borgia's!!!!! Another great walking tour. Thank you.
Hey, thanks Philip. That is encouraging. I am doing my best to make the channel grow. I have many new walks to get posted up. Positano tomorrow and hopefully Pitigliano this weekend. Thanks for watching!
This is a very easy place to go...by car. By train, It is just a few stops south of Rome but you'd have to figure out a way to get to Sermoneta..which is about 15 minutes away. I drove north on the A1 and took the Frosinone exit. When you get there, you can park along Via Sermonetana and there is a parking lot close by called Area di Sosta Campo Vecchio. At the base of the hill there is a large market every Sunday. If you decide to go, also go to the Garden of Ninfa which is 10 minutes away. It is only open on Sunday. There is a large cliff face there and the town of Norma is on top. There are a lot of Roman ruins there called Norba Antica. You could do all thing in one day...with a car...but it would be a full day.
Yet another place I must now go having seen your walk through the town. The list of must do's for my next trip to Italy is getting rather long even if it may be a long time before I can get there again.
Yeah, Italy has so much more to offer than the big top 5 places. I just finished a road trip around Sicily. I am starting to feel like I have seen most of Italy now.
Lot of rock and rubble went into the building of this place -from the roads,to the footpaths,to the narrow streets,the houses and finally to the castle!
Breathtaking!! I get up and walk with you as I'm watching. That is my exercise. LOVE that you keep it quiet and don't jabber the whole time. What a treat. Thank you for doing this for those of us who will never be able to travel to these places.
Hi Sharon, You are quite welcome! I'm glad you're enjoying the format. Would you prefer to watch videos with or without the captions? Thanks for watching!
This is so enjoyable , beautiful I would love to see inside someone's dwelling just to see how they are set up for modern living . Thank you . You do fantastic work .
Hi Dianna, all the places I film I have walked at least once before with my family so I had an idea of the layout of the town. I also plan a route first on Google Earth and then just try my best to stay on that path even if I get it off it for a bit. :) So far it has been working out. I walked 10 miles in Venice and never got lost once. :)
@@ProWalks Thank you so much for replying! I SO enjoy your videos!! I am 70 years old, have cancer and am on oxygen so there is no way I can travel anymore... so as you can imagine, I really LOVE watching your videos...it's like I'm there! I think I like the one where you climb Vesuvius and the ones on Pompeii the most!! Bless you!
Bravo...👏👏👏👏 Excellent work.... I really respect the hard work that goes into creating these great videos... You are doing a great favor by recording such beautiful vistas and sceneries.... Thank you so much.... Keep up the great work....
Just been to Sermoneta, very pleasant. Not a criticism but an enquiry. you use a wide angle lense for obvious reasons but have you tried a 50mm lense which as you will know gives the 'normal visual view' if you know what I mean??? I'm sure you've probably considered this already.
So that is the biggest criticism people have with my walks.... And.. I haven't been able to figure our a solid solution. There are three main factors why I haven't switched from using a Gopro... Price, weight and focus. To get 4k video that is stable and smooth isn't cheap... And probably heavy to carry around all day long. Also, the Gopro is 100% in focus at all times. I can't walk and control camera settings at the same time very easily. I just bought an Osmo Pocket thinking this camera might be the answer to all my problems but so far, I'm not really liking it too much. Do you have any suggestions? A nice camera or camcorder might be around $1500....and a gimbal will also be another $700. I would have to be able to carry it for hours and not have to worry about changing settings too often.
@@ProWalks No please, carry on as you are. You're doing great. I don't know anything about these things. Loved Ponza (never heard of it before) those pastel coloured buildings, gorgeous! and St Angelo, Ischia. Just started your epic 5 hr. Rome.
So i actually haven't tried 60fps yet.... Mainly because the gopro hero 5 only shoots 4k at 30fps. Do you think it would be worth shooting at 2.7k at 60fps?..... Or upgrade to Gopro 6 I suppose. You think it will it will improve the smoothness?
I love this video! Thanks for the captioning, too. I had not heard of Sermoneta but would love to go there some day. So much history and so beautiful! Thank you.
Nice. Thanks. I would love to see a walking tour of Gravina (near Bari). Town where my grandparents were born and raised. Although it is not very big, the tourist attraction are the caves across the ravine. People actually lived in those caves years ago. My grandparents did. (born 1881).
I am amazed by those beautiful complexe and « natural » city the humans race were able to build with simple tools and labor. Absolute gem of a city. God bless!
Es increíble tus vídeos la persona que no tiene la posibilidad económica de poder viajar, a través de tus vídeos lo puede hacer como que si el que camina fuera ella misma viendo los detalles de los caminos, las esculturas de las casas , como vivían que costumbres tenían... me facinan tus vídeos...cada detalle, cada explicación ( ESO sí te pido deja más tiempo tus comentarios porque no llegó a leer toda la oración a pesar que se algo de ingles) saludos desde Rosario Argentina
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