Trekking St. John's Hermitage

Tiziana DecemberApril 11, 2016daily trekking
Trekking St. John's Hermitage

Set in one of the fiercest looking the valley walls Orfento is St. John's Hermitage, one of the most beautiful hermitages of Majella, completely carved by hand in imposing limestone typical of our mountains of Abruzzo. this hermitage, for its particular inaccessibility and for the famous hermitical permanence of Celestine V inside( It seems to have lived there for nearly nine years, from 1284 al 1293), It evokes a mood and highlights the complementary nature that man and environment had on this mountain until not too many years ago '.

Technical data

DIFFICULTY ': E (Media)

TRAVEL TIME: 4/5 ore

DIFFERENCE IN UPHILL: 450 m

Trekking in the Alta Via della Majella – Cima Murelle

Tiziana DecemberApril 11, 2016daily trekking
Trekking in the Alta Via della Majella – Cima Murelle

The trek to the amphitheater of the Murelle is one of the great classics of the north Majella – Eastern allowing you to enjoy in one walk, of some of the most evocative landscapes of the Park. The trail follows the ridge “scrima Horse”, natural divide between three of the most beautiful and wild valleys Majella: Three caves valley, Valle Selvaromana and Orfento Valley. The view is breathtaking, 360° viewing that on days with clear skies you can see the Adriatic coast. The fragrant pines, glacial relicts found only at altitudes above the 1800 m, We will accompany us along the way to a fresh fountain at the foot of Mount Focalone, near which you can see the famous Tables of Briganti, testimony of frequenting these places by shepherds who manifested hacking it on the rock, discomfort in the present historical period unification of Italy.

The second part of the excursion will give fabulous views; breathtaking views of the Selvaromana Valley and the Valley of Hell, wild and unspoiled gorges at the foot of the Cima Murelle. When it reaches the bottom of the famous glacial amphitheater carved over millennia by immense glaciers in these areas during the last Ice Age, You will be observed in large herd of chamois Apennine that in this glacial valley spend the daylight hours and then descends into the beech woods at sunset. Also evident are the marine fossil record to witness the presence of a great ocean that thousands of years ago deposited much of the carbonate material of which today consists of the wonderful “Mother Mountain”, Majella.

Technical data

DIFFICULTY ': OF (Difficult)

TRAVEL TIME: 6/7 ore

DIFFERENCE: 700 m

Trekking in the Valley Orfento

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Trekking in the Valley Orfento

The Orfento Valley is one of the most beautiful and best preserved Majella through the establishment of the homonymous Natural Reserve that, although already in a National Park, protects the more naturalistic features. In this trek we will climb the lower middle course starting from the vicinity of the town of Caramanico Terme.

This valley strike you with enchanting views, between rocks carved by the constant flow of water and lush vegetation, making it one of the greenest and unspoiled Majella.

Even on the hottest days the Orfento river offers refreshing with its fresh swirling waters, making pleasant walk and full of photographic ideas.

In the dense vegetation of oaks, hornbeams and maples finds shelter a rich wildlife: wolves, bears, deer, deer and otters. And looking up you can see the silhouettes of peregrine falcons, lanari and golden eagles.

Technical data:

DIFFICULTY ': E (Media)

TRAVEL TIME: 5/6 ore

DIFFERENCE: 590 m

Trekking in Abruzzo Park – La Val Fondillo

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Trekking in Abruzzo Park – La Val Fondillo

Val Fondillo is one of the most beautiful and popular places around the Abruzzo National Park, Lazio and Molise. Extensive forests of beech, natural rarities, green glades where it still graze in the wild cows and horses, They are the frame of this enchanted woods that seems a fairy painting.
Its ancient name was Fontilli sources; indeed, along the valley, in addition to the five main sources are lots of smaller veins that together, with their excellent water to drink, feeding the stream Fondillo.

the valley, with altitude between 1084 e 1960 s.l.m., close near the town Caves Fondillo, then it opens out and forms a real amphitheater flanked by M. Amaro ( 1862 m) e M. Doubt (1702 m), connected to each other by the large Serra of Gravare that acts as a protective crown.

One of the most charming places of the trek is the Grotta delle Fate, a natural cavity created by water erosion and the name comes from the environment in which is located, indeed, between the water, the green, the moss and the great beech trees seems a magical and charming place.

Along the way you can spot wildlife: deer, deer and even the Brown Bear.

Technical data

DIFFICULTY ': T (easy)

TRAVEL TIME: 3 ore

DIFFERENCE: 100 m

Trekking in the Natural Reserve of Punta Aderci

Tiziana DecemberApril 11, 2016daily trekking
Trekking in the Natural Reserve of Punta Aderci

The Punta Aderci Reserve was established with LR. N. 9 of the 20.02.1998. The protected area is the first reserve established in Abruzzo in the coastal strip and is born from the need to reconcile the naturalistic aspect of 'area with the tourist, on the usability of the beaches.

The Reserve has an area of ​​about 285 ha, the most interesting natural area is the beach of Punta Penna, a marine amphitheater that is home to many plant species typical coastal dune ecosystem. The promontory of Punta Aderci (26 m s.l.m.) It characterizes the entire area offering a 360 ° over the entire reserve. In some cavities of Punta Aderci you can admire the Halymenia floresia, considered the most beautiful red algae in the Mediterranean. From Punta Aderci the view sweeps over the Maiella National Park, Gran Sasso – Laga and Sibillini : at sunset,with good visibility, one can see the Conero Regional Park.

Technical data

DIFFICULTY ': T (easy)

TRAVEL TIME: 3 ore

DIFFERENCE: 50 m

Trekking in the Gorges of Fara San Martino

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Trekking in the Gorges of Fara San Martino

Calls gorges of San Martino are placed at the entrance of one of the longest valleys Apennine, the Valley of the Holy Spirit from Fara San Martino leading from the summit of Monte Amaro with a drop of 2300 meters. The valley is so long that takes 3 names: Valley of the Holy Spirit in its initial part, Valle di Macchia Lunga in its central portion and Valle Cannella in its terminal portion.

The two rock walls that serve as access to the valley are far apart, at the narrowest point, circa 2 meters and continue for about 50 meters until the opening of the valley. This situation helps to give a sense of great suggestion to who is there to pass for the first time.

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