Tuscany, Italy: Wednesday 29th October 2003, 8 o'clock
in the morning. My father and I start our trip from Murlo
to Camerata Nuova, a small village close to Monte Simbruini.
The trip will be 268 km (167 miles) long - one way! Just
before my vacation I learned about the location of the Trinity
movie here on this website. I just had to visit this location
in Camposecco!
We drove on Highway A1 and then took A24 East to Roviano.
We left the Highway near Carsoli-Oricola. A map of the area
Lazio, which we had bought during the trip, helped us to
find our way to Camerata Nuova. Finally we arrived in the
village. The main road ends right in front of a church.
We asked people for the way to Camposecco and were told
to go up the mountain just behind the village.
 We
were hungry but couldn't find a restaurant close by, so
we bought some hot dogs and apples and drove up the paved
road behind the store. The road is not paved all the way,
in fact it was full of holes and huge gravel and stones.
After a few minutes we had to give up because our car couldn't
make it. We rolled back and parked the car. I wouldn't recommend
driving up this road without a four-wheel drive and good
insurance! So we decided to go on foot. We had no idea how
long it would take to Camposecco. It started to rain and
we finally found a sign telling us that we still had 3-4
km to go!
 We
kept on walking up the mountain. After a while we saw horses
and donkeys. Finally I saw the "Trinity Valley",
I still had the pictures from this website in my mind. I
started to run around with my video camera and filmed the
valley and hills. The rain didn't stop sadly and we didn't
have much time, so my stay there was just 15 minutes long.
We saw a sign warning people of bears and wolves in the
area - interesting! I immediately felt better! For the way
down we chose another route: A hiking route marked in white
and red. We had to go through rough areas with bushes and
stones and while we were climbing down, a thunderstorm surprised
us. We were wet and full of mud and dirt but it was great!
 Tips
for everybody who wants to visit the Trinity location
1) By car: Make sure you are fully insured or take a four-wheel
drive Jeep!
2) On foot: Take good shoes, a raincoat, rain cover for
your camera, food and perseverance! (The walk up the mountain
takes 1,5 - 2 hours)
3) Beware: There are bears, wolves and snakes in the area!
4) Don't count on many signs along the way!
5) Going down the mountain takes a long time, about 2/3
of the trip!
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