This hiking
tour is suitable for everyone. We will walk in a dense forest of beech
trees, oaks, pines and chestnuts. Some of the trees are many-centured.
technical details
Difficulty: easy
Distance: 8 km / 5 miles
Elev. gain: 250 m / 820 ft
Duration: 3-4 hours
Getting to the starting point: train or car
Availability: all year round.
The ancient
Beechwood of Monte Raschio is a protected area recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Being survived at the end of the last glacial
period and adapted to the new Mediterranean climate thanks to the special
microclimate of the forest itself. This majestic forest manages to grow at much
lower altitudes compared to the beechwoods of the Apennines, despite being in
an area with a Mediterranean climate about 35 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
