Apennine Culture
A collection of information and curiosities of an encyclopaedic nature. Tourist, food and wine, natural and cultural information about the Apennines.
Grotta del Gesso, a marvel in the Matese Regional Park
By Emidio Civitillo Published: 22/04/2014
The “Grotta del gesso” (Gypsum Cave), a marvel at high altitude in the Matese Regional Park. This very unusual “cave” lies at an altitude of over 1300 metres above sea level, on the front side…
Lago Ampollino
By Redazione Published: 10/09/2013
In the remotest, darkest heart of the Sila, Lago Ampollino stretches over more than five square kilometres, falling within no fewer than four municipalities and three provinces (Catanzaro, Cosenza and Crotone).It is in truth an…
Lago Laudemio (Remmo)
By Redazione Published: 09/09/2013
Lago Laudemio lies in a moraine basin formed in the Quaternary when, during the ice age, the Sirino mountain group was covered by glaciers that shaped its forms.Lago Laudemio lies in a moraine basin formed…
Canyon Valli Cupe
By Redazione Published: 08/09/2013
We are in the province of Catanzaro, in the municipality of Sersale: the Canyon Valli Cupe...The "dark" side of the southern Apennines is in reality a play of contrasts and colours such as we rarely…
Lago di Fiastra
By Redazione Published: 19/08/2013
On the northern edge of the Monti Sibillini National Park, set among the hills of the Marche, lies Lago di Fiastra, an artificial reservoir that fits well into the landscape, adding something that in fact…
Pecora alla cottora from the Abruzzo tradition
By Redazione Published: 15/01/2013
A typical dish of the regional cuisine of Abruzzo: the "cottora" is a small copper cauldron used by shepherds during the transhumance. A tradition that may go back as far as the sixteenth century.We have…
Globeflower (Botton d'Or) - Trollius europaeus L.
By Redazione Published: 14/09/2012
It is a common species in Europe and in Italy, where it favours the Alpine areas and the northern Apennines and, rarely, the central ones......(the specimens in the photos were found on the Monti della…
Centaurea montana L. (mountain cornflower)
By Redazione Published: 26/08/2012
The mountain cornflower is a plant found in most of the mountain areas of Europe; in Italy it is present, but rare, in the Alps and in the central Apennines (the specimens in the photos…
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
By Redazione Published: 20/08/2012
The brown bear belongs to the species Ursus arctos, within which some biologists distinguish two different species, Ursus arctos arctos (L. 1758) (common brown bear) and Ursus arctos marsicanus (Altobello, 1921), commonly known as the…