Another itinerary recommended for visitors is the visit to the village of Pedace, of which the villages of Lorica are part. and Knight.
It is about 20 km from the center of Lorica and is located on the slopes of Mount Stella on the east side of the Crati Valley.
Absolutely not to be missed is the convent of San Francesco di Paola on the road that leads from Pietrafitta precisely to Pedace, recently restored. Its construction dates back to 1617 when the Minimi fathers took possession of a church that also served as a hermitage for travelers. Farmhouse with drawbridge, the entire structure is built on a large boulder and on a tunnel of about 30 meters that the inhabitants of the village call “Lamia” where there are two spring water troughs. It takes the name of the Saint as it was part of the assets of St. Francis but later, in 1864, it was sold and then abandoned until it became a center of wool printers and later still as wood reserve and haystack, soon reducing itself to a ruin.
But also worth seeing are the numerous churches and other convents all of the 1500's, such as the Church of SS Peter and Paul, the, the Church of Maria SS. Di Monte Oliveto, the Church of the Capuchins in addition to the beautiful historic center made of alleys and alleys, in a state of considerable degradation that the municipal administration is trying to lead to new life with remarkable restorations.
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