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The ‘Bosco di Sant'Antonio’ is a significant reminder of the imposingforests once covering the ranges of the Altipiani Maggiori d’Abruzzo.Located inside the Majella National Park, the Forest keeps one of the mostbeautiful and famous beech woods in Abruzzo, with huge beech, but alsomountain maple, turkey oak, wild pear, apple and cherry specimens, perfectshelter for plenty of animal species such as the Wolf and the Marsican Bear.Historically a transit place between Sulmona and the Cinquemiglia Plateau,the area is also home to the Hermitage of S. Antonio, used in the past as ashelter by lay hermits, wayfarers and shepherds.In this place where nature saves magical surprises, in winter surrounded byice ‘laces’ on the bushes and by the intertwined branches frozen by the chill,cross-country skiers find their ideal environment, with 7 loops groomed bythe local Pescocostanzo ski club.The 5 km approved loop, B type, has a maximum altitude of 1,349 m anda minimum altitude of 1,318. Interesting are also the snowshoe and skitouring routes which range from Pizzalto to Pescocostanzo.ABRUZZO ITALIA 9