サンテウザーニオフォルコネーゼの天然記念物・トップ7

National Park Entrance Sign

Where there is the southern entrance to the Gran Sasso dei Monti della Laga Park, on the SP 7 from Barisciano to Santo Stefano di Sessanio, there is Fonte Vedice where you can stop and refresh yourself.

You must cross the town of Barisciano in the direction of Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Path that runs along the Fossa Raganesca, the largest of the sinkholes with its 560 meters. in diameter.

Monte Rotondo is a rounded peak which, despite the presence of ski facilities, offers the possibility of a pleasant and panoramic excursion that develops on the southern side.

"Among the various karst manifestations, in the closed basin of Rocca di Cambio, the Terranera sinkhole, the so-called Pozzo Caldaio, is of considerable interest, where the waters of the plain disappear, only to reappear, further east, in the resurgence of the Caves by Stiffe, "cit

At this sign you will find the access to get to the body of water of Pozzo Caldaio. From this point you do not see the lake, but just walk for about 50 meters in the meadow to be able to visit it.

The Grotte di Stiffe (Stiffe's Caves) are a complex of karstic caves located near Stiffe, L'Aquila in Abruzzo. They are included within the natural regional park of Sirente-Velino. The caves have a length of over 1 000 meters, 6 km not yet fully explored and partially (700 mt) open to the public. They constitute an active resurgence, ie they have been produced by the presence of an underground river that comes out on the surface, a case almost unique in Italy. The environment maintains a temperature of just 10 ° C, constant throughout the year. The cavities have been modeled in geological times by infiltrations, erosion and corrosion of the water coming from the upper part of the mountains above located in the Rocche plateau and, more specifically, from the system of sinkholes present between Terranera and Rocca di Cambio, to a altitude of 1. 253 compared to the 600 mt altitudine of the Cave main entrance.