by Admin | Sep 6, 2012 | Natural Parks and Natural Reserves
Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo It is Italy’s first national park, was established in 1922 in an attempt to preserve a microcosm of the unique but rapidly diminishing environment that is typical of the Apennine chain. It is less rocky, and characterised by lot of fauna and...
by Admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Traditions in Abruzzo and Molise
It is said that Maja, the most beautiful nymph of the Pleiades, fled from Phrygia to rescue her son Hermes, a wonderful giant seriously wounded in battle and chased by the enemy. Crossing the sea, after a tragic shipwreck, she managed to land near the port of the...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Cities and Towns
Mafalda is spread over a hilly area, it covers an area of 32.61 sq km, of which 7% flat and the remaining 93% of hilly type. The town sits on a hill located at 459 m above sea level that dominates throughout the city which is the only urban settlement. ...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Natural Parks and Natural Reserves
The Maiella (or Majella) is a massif in the Central Apennines, in Abruzzo, central Italy, at the boundary between the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L’Aquila. The highest peak is Monte Amaro at 2,793 m, the second highest of the entire Apennine range. The...
