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ITINERARY
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parks
THE PARK OF THE
MONTI LUCRETILI AND
THE SALTO CICOLANO
EAGLES AND A WONDERFUL BEECH-WOOD JUST AN
HOUR FROM ROME? The Monti Lucretili are certainly
one of the surprises to be found close to the
city. On clear days the rounded profile of these
mountains can be seen even from the terrace of the
Janiculum, as a backdrop for the skyline of roofs
and buildings of the Eternal City. An advanced
front of the Appenines, these mountains form a
southern appendix of Sabina. The peaks are calcareous,
never sharp-looking, with wide Karstic
tableland, fresh woods and small lakes forming the
natural setting of a rather solitary environment.
The area is enhanced by the presence of the nature
reserve of Monte Navegna and Monte Cervia,
instituted to safeguard - in two distinct nuclei - an
important section of the calcareous ridge between
the lakes Turano and del Salto.
Above: the Lake of the Duchessa.
the park in numbers
Regional Park Monti Lucretili
Management: Municipalities of Monteflavio,
Montorio Romano, Moricone, Palombara Sabina,
Marcellina, S. Paolo dei Cavalieri, Vicovaro,
Roccagiovine, Licenza, Percile, Scandriglia, Orvinio,
Poggio moiano, the IX and X Comunità Montana
Surface: 18, 204 hectares - Instituted: 1989
Nature Reserve of Monte Navegna and Monte Cervia
Management: Reg. Board Reserve of
Monte Navegna and Monte Cervia
Surface: 2,195 hectares - Instituted: 1988
Nature Reserve Montagne della Duchessa
Management: Municipality of Borgorose
Surface: 3,543 hectares - Instituted: 1990
FLORA
The beechwood is striking for the silence it
offers. At times it feels like a deserted world,
inhabited only by huge tree trunks marked by
time. The flora is very rich and multicoloured,
with the endemic Iris sabina and the charming
Turk’s cap lily.
Above: Turk’s cap lily in bloom.
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