About the neighbourhood
The Maella, "Mother Mountain" for the Abruzzi, is composed of a compact limestone massif, the main peaks are: Monte Amaro, 2793 m; Monte Acquaviva, 2737 m; Monte Focalone, 2676 m; Monte Rotondo, 2656 m; Monte Macellaro, 2646 m; Pesco Falcone, 2,546 m; Cima of Murelle, 2598 m. The group is one of the most interesting natural systems Apennines. Its sides are furrowed by steep valleys, carved by rivers such as Orfento, the Forum, the Aventine; at the bottom they are formed from woods hornbeam, flowering ash, maple, oak, beech. The fauna is made up of hundreds of kinds of birds and over 40 species of mammals, the snow finch, nuthatch, golden eagles, woodpeckers, sparrow hawks, peregrine falcons, wolves, martens, otters, wild boar, bear, chamois, squirrel. <BR> The villages are heavil...