Information and Culture in the Apennines
Rotti e Stracciati - Aria di Roma sulle cime
By Redazione Published: 30/05/2012
We want, however, to start from our own feelings to give our further (perhaps superfluous) contribution and comment on this book.For those who dream of mountaineering while living and working in Rome, “Rotti e Stracciati”…
Trail map: Monte Cucco Park
By Redazione Published: 30/05/2012
Monte Meru Editrice offers hikers a rather curious new product. The hiking map of the paths of the Monte Cucco Park.The map shows the park area at a scale of 1:25,000 with an astonishing number…
L'altro Sentiero no. 5 - January 2012
By Redazione Published: 30/05/2012
Società Editrice Ricerche is carrying out a very interesting project, the "Escursionismo Appenninico Alternativo" (alternative Apennine hiking) series. It is a series put together with simplicity but with the technical rigour typical of this well-known…
Saffron - Crocus sativus L.
By Redazione Published: 29/05/2012
The spice that comes from afar… If you have looked for information on saffron you will certainly have come across the usual Wikipedia page, perhaps too academic, perhaps too full of facts to give you…
Lamb arrosticini
By Redazione Published: 29/05/2012
The tourist, the hiker and the mountaineer too cannot pass through Abruzzo without crediting this wonderful region of central Italy with the paternity of the traditional preparation of arrosticini.A BIT OF HISTORY: Sheep farming in…
The Abruzzo dairy and cheesemaking tradition
By Redazione Published: 29/05/2012
Mountain produce There are two reasons that make Abruzzo a region with a calling for dairy products. On the one hand Abruzzo has an ancient history of sheep farming that holds a skilled tradition of…
Zuppa di cicerchia (grass pea soup)
By Barbara Carrozzini Published: 29/05/2012
Cicerchia (grass pea) ... an unjustly forgotten legume...Just back from the festive binge? Have you been forced into “tours de force” around laden tables? Even today on these tables, despite the changed habits of our…
Grappa or “sgnapa” flavoured with gentian
By Redazione Published: 29/05/2012
Gentian grappa is a spirit made from the roots of the plant, which are gathered in the pastures in late summer and in any case always once the plant's life cycle is complete. The root…
Prato di Campoli picnic area
By Redazione Published: 28/05/2012
Prato di Campoli is a natural mountain spot in the heart of Ciociaria, and more precisely in the territory of the municipality of Veroli. The plateau, if we can call it that, is wedged between…