Description

When you choose to take a holiday in the Sibillini Mountains , you choose to have a unique experience, between nature, history, secrets and mysteries, between wild and majestic peaks that still preserve the paths traveled centuries ago. by the knights to cross this strip of land between the Marche and Umbria.

The mountain range extends for about 70,000 hectares between the provinces of Macerata, Ascoli Piceno and Perugia. There are many peaks that exceed 2000 meters above sea level: Monte Vettore , with its 2456 meters, Monte della Priora, Monte Bove, Monte Sibilla. And it is for the crests and sharp peaks that fade into crystalline glaciers that are also known as glass mountains or blue mountains, as suggested by Giacomo Leopardi admiring them from afar.

But it is well known that much of the fascination exercised by the Sibillini comes from the countless myths and legends that those mountains carry with them since time immemorial. Forge of stories of fairies and knights, linked to the Grotta della Sibilla on the top of the mountain of the same name and to the adventures of Guerrin Meschino , to Monte Vettore and to the Lake of Pilate , which takes its name from the legend that its waters are soaked in Pilate's blood.

The powerful action of nature and the activity of man are the basis of the extraordinary landscape and historical-cultural richness of the Sibillini Mountains. The desire to safeguard these peaks, but also to enhance them by making them usable, gave rise to the Monti Sibillini National Park , to which 18 municipalities belong, with fortresses, castles, lakes, rivers and paths.

The activities that can be carried out here are those of green tourism, both in summer and in winter: trekking, climbing, snowshoeing, various types of excursions and equipped slopes. An easy way to discover the Sibillini Mountains is to refer to the itineraries proposed by the Park Authority, which allow you to choose between different options by type, time and difficulty. By car, with an off-road vehicle, by bike, quad bike or on foot, you can choose to travel the Grande Via del Parco , an experience to do over several days, to which 6 itineraries are connected shorter loops identified so as to be able to visit the entire territory of the park.

There are many places to discover: from Lake Fiastra to the Bear Caves in Bolognola, from the Gola dell'Infernaccio to the pass Forca Canapine on the Norcia plateau.

The Sibillini Mountains, thanks to the particular pedoclimatic conditions, are home to more than a thousand species of flora , such as the Apennine edelweiss, anemone, martagon lily, bear grapes and numerous specimens of orchids . The species of fauna are also different and peculiar: the wolf, the wild cat, the Marsican brown bear, roe deer and chamois, as well as about 150 species of birds.

When you choose to take a holiday in the Sibillini Mountains, you choose to discover them at their own pace, stopping often, to enjoy the wonderful landscapes that appear behind every bend or that take your breath away after passing a pass. It means moving along ancient roads and itineraries designed by man over the centuries, following them like new knights, still today fascinated by the legends of the past, by the history that is hidden in the mountains of this territory, by the nature that pulsates strongly in the most isolated and hidden.