The Eremo dei Frati Banchi (Hermitage of the White Friars), is so called for the white robes of the monks. The Eremo was founded in the eleventh century by San Romualdo, the father of the Congregation of Monte Corona Camaldolese friars who remained at the Eremo until 1927. It is one of the most important religious settlements testifying to the origins of Christianity in the Marche region and Europe. The monastery is situated between Cupramontana and Poggio Cupro in a deep ravine full of tropical vegetation extremely rare throughout the region and therefore the area and its flora is protected.