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Town: LARIANO
The woody peak of this mount is characterized by various caduceus trees and
it is a very interesting example of how the Castelli Romani's
original forests were before the human intervention. The panorama
from this place enables you to see the surroundings mountains
and valley. This area belongs to the Parco Regionale dei Castelli
Romani as a 22,5-hectare-wide natural reserve.
Area's Natural Characteristics
The woods on the summit of this mount consists of trees which
in the past were typical of the Colli Albani area. Among the
arboreal and shrubby plants there are: the turkey oaks, the
lindens, the maples, the common beech, the fraxinus ornus, the
English oaks, the hazels, the black hornbeams, and the fusaria
or berretta del prete. Among the herbaceous species there are:
the anemone, the dentaria and the asphodel.
The Fauna consist of a few species, which are typical of the
coppice, i.e. very small animals not easy to see, except for
the birds such as the cuckoo, with its call sounding as its
name, and the picus virdis. The cuckoo is a grey, or brownish
bird, whose size is similar to that of a pigeon. It parasitizes
other birds, laying its eggs in the others' nest. The
adoptive parents will sit on the eggs, and will bring up the
chicks. The picus virdis, whose size is similar to that of the
blackbird, has green feathers which are slightly yellow on its
rump. It is an unusual woodpecker, as it looks for insects -
above all ants - on the ground, and excavate nesting cavities.
Place
The suggested path is the same proposed by the Parco dei Castelli
Romani. From Velletri cross the S.S. 600 Ariana toward Lariano.
At the 15,500 Km (contrada Colonnella), turn to the left on
via Arcioni.
After an asphalted road, cross the path till a yellow metal
barrier, where you have to park. After 1000 metres you will
find the fountain Fontana Donzelletta, where you have to turn
the left toward the place named “Acqua Donzella”.
After a 1000-metre-long slope you will reach a crossroads, turn
to the left on the path leading to the peak.
Roads and Public Transports
By car : From Rome cross via Appia nuova (S.S. 7, sliproad
23 of the G.R.A.), following the road signs toward Albano and
Velletri.
By train: The nearest railway station is that of Velletri,
at a distance of 6 kilometres from the beginning of the path.
The line is Rome-Velletri. There is a train starting from Rome
each hour. It will take you an hour to reach Velletri. (For
information on train timetable call the phone number 848888088
or visit the web page www.fs-on-line.it.
By Bus: Rome-Velletri. (Cotral bus service phone number
800431784, phone number 067222153) from the underground station
‘Anagnina' of the Line A. It will take you an hour
to reach Velletri. From Velletri you can take another Cotral
bus, line Velletri-Lariano, and get off to the bus stop near
Via Arcioni.
Topic
Botany, fauna, landscape
Visits
For information phone to the Parco Regionale Villa Barattolo,
via C. Battisti n.5, phone number 069495253/5 e Fax: 069495254,
or to the XI Townstà Montana del Lazio - Castelli Romani
e Prenestini", Via della Pineta n.69, 00040 Rocca Priora
(RM), phone number 069470820.
Tourist signs
absent
Further Information
Web sites: www.montedellicompatri.it , www.parks.it/parco.castelli.romani/index.html,
www.xiTownstamontana.lazio.it, www.hurricane.it/castelliromani.
Books: Bassani P., Cantiani G.P., 1997. L’ambiente
naturale del Vulcano Laziale. Ed. XI Townstà Montana
del Lazio “Castelli Romani e Prenestini”, Rocca
Priora (RM); Bassani P., Lotti L., 1992. Alberi e arbusti
del Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani. Casa editrice del
Parco dei Castelli Romani, Rocca di Papa (RM); AA.VV., 1996;
AA.VV., 1996. Quattordici sentieri tra natura e archeologia
dei Castelli Romani e Prenestini. Editore XI Townstà
Montana del Lazio Castelli Romani e Prenestini, via della Pineta
69, Rocca Priora (RM).
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