Information and Culture in the Apennines
The gentian family (Gentianaceae)
By Redazione Published: 11/07/2012
The gentian family (Gentianaceae) includes about seven hundred different species distributed in about seventy distinct genera, of which the most important representative is the genus Gentiana.They are a group of annual, biennial or perennial plants.Having…
Hiking guide and map atlas for exploring the Majella
By Redazione Published: 11/07/2012
. A human mountain, maternal and at the same time harsh towards the people who live on its slopes. It is with the same sense of deep humanity and sensitivity that the authors... The only…
Rifugio Massimo Rinaldi on Monte Terminilletto
By Redazione Published: 11/07/2012
Rifugio Massimo Rinaldi stands on the summit of Monte Terminilletto at an altitude of 2108 m; you can easily reach it on foot by the comfortable path that climbs from Rialto or by the chairlift,…
Black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold)
By Redazione Published: 11/07/2012
The black pine is a pioneer species, light-loving and frugal, and it resists drought in the soil. Another interesting feature is its ability to improve the fertility of degraded soils, thanks to its litter.These properties…
Cupi: a village of 15 inhabitants...
By Redazione Published: 11/07/2012
The place has a particular charm: to reach it you skirt broad conifer woods that give this corner of soft, rounded mountains a flavour of high mountains.On the road that leads from the Santuario della…
Opi in the upper Sangro...
By Redazione Published: 02/07/2012
In the heart of the Monti Marsicani, Opi is a small municipality of no more than 450 inhabitants in the Province of L'Aquila. Part of the local authority of the Comunità Montana dell'Alto Sangro e…
Stazzo Gigi Panei (Primo Casale) at the Lago della Duchessa
By Redazione Published: 02/07/2012
The Val Fua is a narrow valley wedged between the steep faces of Monte Morrone and Monte Murolungo. Where the Val Fua comes out, at the upper mouth of the broad Caparnie valley ...The Duchessa…
Bivacco Pelino (2795 m)
By Redazione Published: 02/07/2012
Bivacco Pelino stands exactly on the summit of Monte Amaro, right next to the cross. The strategic importance of Bivacco Pelino lies precisely in its being providentially placed on the summit of Monte Amaro, a…
Mountain pine (Pinus mugo Turra)
By Redazione Published: 28/06/2012
The mountain pine is a pioneer plant and very “elastic”. Its hardiness and shrubby habit make it very useful for slope conservation projects in mountain areas and for protection against avalanches.It's a microthermal species (it…