Agriturismo in Umbria

Regional natural park of Monte Cucco in Sigillo : Information and description about the Regional natural park of Monte Cucco in Sigillo

Shared between several municipalities in the territory (Seal, Costacciaro, Fossato di Vico and Scehggia and Pascelupo), the park is a protected area among the most important dell'Appennino both aspects geomorphology, fauna, landscape and environmental issues. It stretches for more than 10 thousand hectares in the province of Perugia, and was established in 1995. The borders are delimited by the side of the mountain to the north and east, while to the west is dilimitato the Via Flaminia, the ancient road, which has the development of the region since Roman times.

Flora

The abundant rainfall in the area, often snowy in winter, have allowed development of a luxuriant vegetation. The beams are lower tree and shrub species such as ash (Fraxinus excelsior ), the core ( Corglus avellana ), maple (Acer campestre < / i>), the manna-ash ( Frazinus ornus ), holm oak (Quercus ilex ), the cornel (Cornus mas ), the Pungitopo ( Ruscu aculeatus ). There are also some rare plants such as silver fir (Abies alba ) and laurel (Laurus nobilis ), who scresce spontaneously between the rocks. Along the rivers are also the willow (Salix alba ), poplar (Populus alba ) and elm (Ulmus minor ). Stupendi then are the meadows, which in spring will fill the color of bluebells, lilies, daffodils, violets, primroses, anemones and buttercups, and even some rare flowers such as primrose bear ear (Primula auriculo ) and nebrodense ephedra (Ephedra major ).

Wildlife

Park of Monte Cucco presents an exceptional variety of animal species. With the establishment of natural reserves that biodiversity is maintained, allowing the recovery of those species in danger of disappearing from the area. You can find rates in the park ( Meles meles ), foxes (Vulpes vulpes ), stone marten (Martes foina ), porcupines (Hystrix cristata ), wild boar (Sus scrofa ), fallow deer (Dama dama ), some deer (Capreolus capreolus ), are rare wolves (Canis lupus lupus ), wild cat (Felis silvestris ), marten (Martes martes ) and then, among the birds. swallow montana ( Ptyonoprogne rupestris ), river nightingales ( Cettia cetti ), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ), hoopoe (Upupa epops ), larks ( Alauda arvensis ), kestrel (Falco tinnunculus ), ghindaia ( Garrulus glandarius ), some examples of eagle owl ( Bubo bubo ), Allocco (Strix aluco ), the rare golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos ), buzzard (Buteo buteo ), sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus ).

Percorsi

There are many paths you can follow to visit the park, and just as many religious places are present around the mountain, as monasteries, abbeys and monasteries. The Abbey of Saints Bartholomew and Emiliano di Congiuntoli , founded by Celestine II in 1143, the confluence of the Rio Freddo bilges and the river. The Abbey of Styria , built around All'Eremo San Romulado of 1014. L 'Hermitage of Monte Cucco or St. Jerome , in which he lived in isolmaneto among others Blessed Thomas of Costacciaro. The center of monastic Avellana Source , which was very important and powerful: contains among other things a scriptorium, where they were copied the codes, named after Dante, who became the'300, and that the also cited in The Divine Comedy, Paradiso, Canto XXI.

Via Flaminia

The consular Flaminia crosses the territories of the municipalities in the Parco del Monte Cucco. A lot of Gualdo Tadino (the ancient Tadinum ), to Fossato di Vico ( Helvillum Vicus ), Seal ( Suillum ), Costacciaro ( Castrum Costacciaro ), Scheggia ( For ensem ), and then continue in the Marches area. After the battle of the bilge 295 BC, which marked the victory of the Romans on a coalition of Umbria, Sabines, Samnites Gauls and Etruscans, began the construction of the road around 223 BC by the Consul Gaius Flaminius (the same danger that a few years after the Battle of Lake Trasimeno at the hands of Hannibal), on pre-existing case of persorsi who crossed the Apennines. In addition to the route of the state, which largely follows the ancient road, there are some remains, such as bridges, buildings and remains of the tunnel, still used for the passage of vehicles. Fossato De Vico began a diverticulosis ( diverticulum ab Helvillo ), which is forwarded in the Marches area, following the ancient paths of the people of Umbria, around the town are two bridges, one of the Borre Esino stream and St. John. Were also found the remains of a temple dedicated to the goddess Cupra. A Seal, an ancient post station along Via Flaminia, the bridges are visible, peep, and one of Formola around Villa Scirca, where there is also the headquarters of the park. Around Costacciaro, bastion of the ancient town of Gubbio, in Calcinaro are the remains of a Roman temple and tombs of some barbaric. Scheggia also to be seen at the Bridge Botte, and some remains found in a necropolis. Furthermore we think that here is the temple dedicated to Jupiter Apennines, in the size Tabula Peutingeriana .