The Gran Sasso National Park and Monti della Laga It extends 150.000 hectares and includes 44 common to three different regions, Abruzzo, Lazio and Marche.

The park encompasses three distinct mountain ranges: the majestic limestone dolomite Gran Sasso chain, with the highest Apennine peak, Corno Grande (2912 m), whose base has survived the Calderone Glacier, the southernmost of Europe; Monti della Laga, in the northern sector of the Park, also reach a sizeable percentage of Mont Gorzano (2458 m), and up the mountain complex sandstone-marl higher and extended the Apennines; a northeast del Parco, the Twin Mountains, two limestone mountains affected by complex karst.

In Park about living 2300 higher plant species, more than a fifth of European flora, and more than a third of the floral heritage Italian. Regarding the animal kingdom, emblematic is the case of amphibians, present with well 14 species including, only case in Italy, ben 4 species of newts.

Then in the Park, do not miss the great wildlife, in particular that the species of natural interest: These include the chamois of Abruzzo, the Apennine wolf and brown bear.

The extent and variety of altitude and lithology, They are reflected in the diversity of landscapes of the Park. At high altitudes, where the tops almost reach three thousand meters, the kingdom of wilderness preserves peculiar environments, endemic species of fauna and flora and glacial relicts, while at the foot of the Big Horn, excites the surprising breadth of Campo Imperatore, “little Tibet” the protected, with the typical shape in hillocks and moraines and endless pastures. The southern slopes of the Gran Sasso reveals a fascinating landscape anthropic, made of fortified villages and castles whose charm is enhanced by the preserve of rich agrarian landscapes, open fields and scasci severely torn by the man of the mountain. meet, traveling to the buttresses Pescara, in addition to beautiful countries, almond, vineyards and olive groves, historical abbeys and the silent magic of the river Tirino. Lush vegetation covers the Monti della Laga, thanks to their arenaceous-marly composition. The richness of surface water surprises visitors with waterfalls and spectacular waterfalls. Forests appear immense and impenetrable. Vast beech forests dotted with mighty silver fir and birch trees alternate with cerrete, oak groves and chestnut forests where, autumnal, echoes the roaring of the stags in love. Where the Park penetrates into the Marche region, small villages with typical architecture immerse themselves in the ancient chestnut trees.. In Lazio side, the cultivated landscape is dotted with sandstone houses, chapels and votive icons and reveals, in the wetland of Lake Negro, one of the main natural values ​​of the protected area.

Visit the Gran Sasso National Park and Monti della Laga is equivalent to a unique experience, of biodiversity, culture, excellent cuisine. The Dolomite mass of Gran Sasso dominates the landscape, silhouetted mountains, the hills, pastures and cultivated valleys. The lord of the Apennines rises with its 2912 m vertically to the east with the majestic “Paretone” and to the south on the endless pastures of Campo Imperatore, Tibet Park. To the north, the northern borders, including Abruzzo, Lazio and Marche, It is seen as gentle profiles of the chain Monti della Laga, with their beech vegetation, silver fir, Turkey oak and chestnut. The light is reflected in streams that flow to the surface, falling in the valleys carved by roaring waterfalls.

The Park is crossed by a dense network of hiking trails and from the Horseback Gran Sasso, practicable by mountain-bika- The territory, virtually divided into 11 tourist districts, reveals well-preserved medieval villages, rural architecture, castelli, hermitages and abbeys: authentic art treasures, of culture, archeology and traditions, embedded in a thrilling nature.

The numerous centers Tours and theme Museums in the Park, equally distributed throughout the country, They will then surprise for the wealth of local values ​​that enclose and communicate.