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Visitor Centres
CENTRO DI VISITA "PAOLO BARRASSO"
CARAMANICO TERME In “Paolo Barrasso” Visitor Centre there is a naturalistic and archeological museum. The naturalistic section, on the lower floor, is dedicated to geology, to the fossils discovered on the Majella Mountain and to the reconstruction of the habitat of the otter and of some environments that can be found in Valle dell’Orfento: beech wood, cliffs, pine wood. The archeological section, on the upper floor, is dedicated to several findings from the North side of Mout Majella, dating back to different periods: from the Upper Paleolithic to the Roman age. This section is also accessible to visually impaired or blind people. Other two sections are accessible to differently able people: the faunal area of the otter and a conference room. In the Centre, visitors will find a library and a didactic laboratory. The Centre is the ideal starting-point for excursions in Valle dell’Orfento, Eremo di S. Giovanni and towards every place in the North-West side of the Park. Once arrived in the Centre, visitors can obtain more information on tourist routes and activities.
ACTIVITIES AND NEWS: 1) Programmi attività estate 2010 2) Museo della Fauna 3) Appuntamenti: le settimane del gusto 4) Escursioni e Visite Guidate nel Parco Nazionale della Majella 5) Alla scoperta del Parco della Majella 6) Insieme nel Parco Nazionale della Majella 7) Presentazione del libro
CENTRO DI VISITA E MUSEO NATURALISTICO
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ACTIVITIES AND NEWS: 1) ORARIO DI APERTURA 2010 2) Programmi attività estate 2010 3) PROGRAMMA ATTIVITA' 2010
CENTRO DI VISITA MAURIZIO LOCATI
LAMA DEI PELIGNI “Maurizio Locati” Visitor Centre has a section dedicated to the chamois of Abruzzo with didactic panels and panoramas showing rocky environment and fauna in the Park. On the upper floor there is an archeological section that shows the history of the East side of Mount Majella from prehistory to Middle Ages, to nowadays. One of the oldest finding is the “Majella Man” cast, discovered in Fonterossi (near Lama dei Peligni) and dating back to 7.000 years ago. “Maurizio Locati” Visitor Centre includes not only the Museum, but also the Botanical Garden “M. Tenore”, aviaries with birds of prey from several rehabilitation centres, the reconstruction of a Neolithic village, and the faunal area of the chamois of Abruzzo. The Centre is the ideal starting-point for excursions towards Rifugio Tarì or towards the cave paintings in Grotta S. Angelo or Grotta del Cavallone (1475m a.s.l.). Grotta del Cavallone is one of the deepest caves in Europe open to the public. The tourist route runs for almost 1km inside the mountain and visitors can see a lot of halls with thousands of stalagmites and stalactites centuries old. Once arrived in the Centre, visitors can obtain more information on these tourist routes. This Centre is also the starting-point for the Nature Path, a short and easy walk, and for the faunal area of the chamois of Abruzzo. In the Centre, visitors will find an archeological-naturalistic library, a conference room and a theatre in the open.
ACTIVITIES AND NEWS: 1) Corso Pratico di raccolta e conservazione del Germoplasma nel Parco Nazionale della Majella (Versante Orientale e Monti Pizzi ) 2) VISITA GUIDATA AL GIARDINO BOTANICO “M.TENORE”
CENTRO DI VISITA S. EUFEMIA A MAIELLA
SANT'EUFEMIA A MAIELLA The Centre, created to support the Botanical Garden “Daniela Brescia”, is a structure aimed at the preservation-through-cultivation of flowers that grow in the Park and in Central Apennines in general: it is the centre of the Majella National Park Herbarium, with more than 1.000 of vegetal samples. The Centre is also involved in didactics: it organizes guided tours of the garden and didactic routes for schools. There is also a conference room. This Centre is the ideal starting-point for excursions to the Lama Bianca beech wood, with paths accessible to differently able people. Once arrived in the Centre, visitors can obtain more information on tourist routes and activities.
ACTIVITIES AND NEWS: 1) Come un libro… geologia e paleontologia della Majella 2) Visita Guidata al Giardino Botanico “D. Brescia” |
