Information and Culture in the Apennines
"Tu non conosci Tiziano..." (You don't know Tiziano) by Massimo Marcheggiani
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
The fact that I climbed a lot with him and shared long periods with him in very difficult situations, as a climb in Patagonia or ...The book… the one I wrote, is not and does not…
Massimo Marcheggiani: the mountaineer, the man...
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
With Massimo it's better not to get him talking, yes... because once he starts talking he literally tears your spirit apart. I wanted to interview him in person so as not to deprive myself of…
Common juniper (Juniperus communis L.)
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
Juniper has diuretic, antiseptic, balsamic, expectorant and stimulant properties. Precisely because of these properties it was widely used in the past as an antidote against animal bites and poisons. It was also believed it could…
Santuario Madonna delle Grazie (13th century)
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
According to popular tradition, the village of Roccavecchia was swept away by an avalanche. Of the ancient settlement only the rubble of the foundations and of the walls that formed the houses now remains. Only…
"I 2000 dell'Appennino" by Alberto Osti Guerrazzi
By Redazione Published: 12/06/2012
"I 2000 dell'Appennino" by Alberto Osti Guerrazzi is much more than a book: it is a shared project, a shared feeling, a bond that cuts across us all and ties us together with metaphysical strings…
Rifugio del Lago Racollo
By Redazione Published: 04/06/2012
Until a few years ago in the Gran Sasso area there weren't many huts you could rely on to sleep or eat. There was the Rifugio di Campo Imperatore and the nearby hotel. And the…
Ristoro del Venacquaro
By Redazione Published: 01/06/2012
Still trying to stimulate life among the high peaks of our beloved mountains, this time we want to tell you about a Hotel Restaurant that has little of the tourist facility about it and much…
Climbing at Gaeta...
By Redazione Published: 30/05/2012
Always superbly structured, the guides from the publisher Versante Sud offer a substantial number of routes and climbing lines.The format, although already seen in other books in the same series, has its own particular features.…
Il Cammino degli Angeli - From Rome to Assisi on foot
By Redazione Published: 30/05/2012
One day, lacing up your boots in Piazza San Pietro and setting off along country lanes and paths to discover 200 kilometres of “minor” Italy, where seeing pilgrims with rucksacks on their backs has not…