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Its territory has a high gradient (from 650 mts to 2700 mts) and it is 1700 ha on the Eastern side of the Majella, in the boroughs of Lama dei Peligni and Civitella Messer Raimondo in the province of Chieti. There are many different landscapes; from the oak wood to the beech wood, from the cliffs to the high altitude pastures. There is a number of caves caused by the karsic phenomenon the most famous are: the Grotta del Bue e dell’Asino and the Grotta del Cavallone that is located at 1475 mts of altitude along the cliffs of the Valle di Taranta, this one is among the most known calcareous caves of the Central Italy. "In the silence of the mountain with the wide mouth, green pastures wired shapes covered by the snow and moving clouds will appear to your eyes in all their beauty", this is how D'Annunzio (wtiter from Pescara of the early XX cent.) describes this area in his tragedy "La Figlia di Jorio" (Daughter of Jorio). In the different "rooms" that are opened to the public during the summer period, there are wonderful sceneries- that follow the one after the other. Also ver" diversified is the animal population of the area such as the Wolf from the Apennines and the Chamois of Abruzzo, among the Mammals the Golden Eagle, the Rock Partridge, the Peregrine, the Lanner falcon and the Snow Finch among the bird-fauna. A particular attention should be focused on the Chamois. In fact, it is the symbol of the reserve but it was also the "protagonist" of one of the most important preservation project that had been realized in Italy. Thanks to the cooperation with the National Park of Abruzzo a faunistic area had been organized, here a little herd of Chamois reproduces regularly. There are also many historical evidences: the ruins of a neolitical village where bones of a man (known as the Man of the Majella) lived 8000 years ago were found. The Reserve is run by the WWF and it is equipped with a Museum, a Visit Center, a Faunistic Area, a Botanic Garden, some paths, an educational itinerary, a Hostel and a Speleological Center. |
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