Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park - Parco naturale regionale Sirente-Velino

Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park is located in the province ofthe Eagle, in Abruzzo.

To know

It was inaugurated in 1989. A Rocca di Mezzo the management and administrative office of the managing body of the nature reserve is located. The visitor centers are located in Aielli, Fontecchio, Oak and a Magliano de 'Marsi, while the information offices are located in Alba Fucens, Castelvecchio Subequo, Celano, Rocca di Cambio, Rocca di Mezzo e Tione degli Abruzzi. The Park Authority's Environmental Education Center is located in Secinaro.

Flora and fauna

Flora

There Flora it includes species never reported before on the Velino massif such as Nigritella rubra widderi, Orchis spitzelii and Peonia officinalis. It should also be remembered the presence of relics of the vegetation of the glacial period such as: the Saxifraga marginata. In the woods, beech and birch trees prevail.

Fauna

Between the fauna there are 216 species of vertebrates, 149 birds, 43 mammals, 13 reptiles and 11 amphibians, as per the official website of the park. In the woods, the most interesting mammal present is certainly the wild cat.

The constant presence of the Apennine wolf joins that of the fox, hare, stone marten and weasel. Ornithologists can observe several species of birds of prey, the golden eagle, the eagle owl, the sparrow hawk and the buzzard, as well as smaller species. The griffon vulture has also been present for some years in numerous specimens. It is rare to meet Marsican brown bears whose central range is represented by the area of national park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise.

Background

The park was established thanks to the regional law of 13 July 1989, No. 54.

How to get

By car

From the A25 highway Rome-Pescara and from the A24 Roma-L'Aquila-Teramo the protected area is easily reachable through several toll booths: Magliano de 'Marsi, Avezzano, Aielli-Celano, L'Aquila.

On the train

The stations of Chapels-Magliano, Avezzano is Celano-Ovindoli, are served by the connections that run along the Rome-Avezzano-Sulmona-Pescara.The national network of Trenitalia manages the Rome-Avezzano-Sulmona-Pescara railway lines. L'Aquila and Molina Aterno, are served by the railway lines Terni-Sulmona.

By bus

• Bus lines managed by TUA bus lines (the only Abruzzese transport company - ex Arpa) [1]

How to get around

What see

• 42.175713.52011 Visitor Center of the Chamois and wildlife area, Via Pasqualino Nusca (Rovere, a hamlet of Rocca di Mezzo), @[email protected]. 

• 42.233213.60152 Capriolo Visitor Center, Via dell'Aquila, Fontecchio (Regional road 261 Subequana), @[email protected]. 

• 42.081713.59083 Museum of Heaven Visitor Center, Medieval tower, Aielli (Ascent of the Castle, Aielli Alto). 

• 42.094713.37134 "Monte Velino" Nature Reserve Visitor Center, Via San Martino, 10 Magliano de 'Marsi (at the gates of the town). 

What to do

• 42.14413.4941 Ski, Mount Magnola (Ovindoli), ☎ 39 0863 705058, ☎840 000 900, fax: 39 0863 710202, @[email protected]. On the slopes of Monte Magnola (from an altitude of 1,450 to 2,220 meters above sea level) there are slopes for skiing, of all levels of difficulty and belonging to the Tre Nevi ski area. The "Monte Magnola Impianti" station has about 30 km of ski slopes, wide and of varying difficulty for beginners and experts, suitable for the practice of alpine winter sports: skiing, telemarking and snowboarding. 
• 42.20913.46572 Ski, Campo Felice (Rocca di Mezzo), ☎ 39 0862 917143, fax: 39 0862 914507, @[email protected]. Important ski resort on the Rocche plateau equipped with about 400 guns capable of snowing about 20 kilometers of slopes. The ski resort is equipped with chairlifts, carpets, ski lifts and many comforts. 

Shopping

Where to eat

• 42.063713.57741 To the castle, Via Cipresso, 13, Aielli (Aielli Station), ☎ 39 0863 78347, @[email protected]. Cuisine with typical Abruzzo products. Banquets and ceremonies. 
• 42.077813.5972 The farmhouse, Via Musciano, 29, Aielli (Village of Aielli Alto), ☎ 39 0863 78333, @[email protected]. Italian cuisine. Refined environment. Ceremonies and banquets. 
• 42.065513.58473 Lilac, Via Garibaldi, 15, Aielli (Aielli Station), ☎ 39 0863 78218, @[email protected]. Italian cuisine, typical Abruzzo products. Rustic setting. 
• 42.074813.55224 Guerrinuccio, via Borgo Sardellino, 4, Celano (Sardellino district), ☎ 39 0863 791471, fax: 39 0863 791471, @[email protected]. Born as a winery in 1957, it has become one of the most renowned restaurants in the Marsica. Italian cuisine with typical local products. 
• 42.078113.55115 Le Foci, Via Sardellino, Celano (Borgo Sardellino), ☎ 39 338 4960234, @[email protected]. Italian cuisine. Typical local products. 
• 42.094913.36296 ^{[link not working]}From Martino, Via della Fontevecchia, 32, Magliano de 'Marsi (Old Town), ☎ 39 0863 51212, @[email protected]. Italian cuisine with typical local products. 
• 42.10813.34797 Il Timo farmhouse, Via Magliano-Rosciolo, Magliano de 'Marsi (fraction of Rosciolo dei Marsi), ☎ 39 393 8760530, @[email protected]. Italian cuisine with genuine products. 
• 42.14213.5158 The Stozza, Via del Ceraso, 7, Ovindoli, ☎ 39 0863 705633. Genuine cuisine with typical local products. 
• 42.1424913.514729 The fireplace, Via del Ceraso, 13, Ovindoli, ☎ 39 0863 705650. Abruzzo cuisine. 
• 42.10813.51410 Olivieri, Via Cavour, Ovindoli (Fraction of Santa Jona), ☎ 39 0863 790060. Italian restaurant. 
• 42.121613.514811 Imperial Villa, Via Cavour, 58, Ovindoli (fraction of San Potito), ☎ 39 0863 705571. Abruzzo cuisine. 
• 42.204913.519412 Campacavallo, Via della Madonna, 1, Rocca di Mezzo, ☎ 39 0862 917944. Italian restaurant. 
• 42.234513.490813 Wind In The Wind, State Road 696, 32, Rocca di Mezzo (fraction of Rovere), ☎ 39 0862 916413. Italian restaurant. 
• 42.234613.534914 At the Corte Di Terranera, Provincial Road, 38, Rocca di Mezzo (Fraction of Terranera), ☎ 39 0862 916317. Italian restaurant. 
• 42.203713.519315 The first love, Via Pietro Cidonia, 2, Rocca di Mezzo, ☎ 39 333 9878747. Italian restaurant. 
• 42.234513.490816 The fireplace, Via Duca degli Abruzzi, 9, Rocca di Cambio, ☎ 39 0862 918113. Italian restaurant. 

Where stay

• 42.06413.55511 Paradise, Location Margine, 7, Aielli (Near the Aielli motorway tollbooth-Celano), ☎ 39 0863 791774, @[email protected]. Hotel, restaurant. 
• 42.063613.55312 The Feud of the Pierleoni, Location Margine, Aielli (Near the Aielli-Celano motorway exit), ☎ 39 339 8231194. Bed & Breakfast. 
• 42.1371313.335573 B&B Criciole di ..., Location Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta, Magliano de 'Marsi (Fraction of Rosciolo dei Marsi), ☎ 39 347 5220664, @[email protected]. Bed and Breakfast. 
• 42.074613.55184 The Gorges, Via Sardellino, 2, Celano (Sardellino district), ☎ 39 0863 711101, fax: 39 0863 711101, @[email protected]. Hotel, restaurant. Refined structure surrounded by the park of the Celano Gorges. Ideal for ceremonies 
• 42.079213.55095 Lory, Via Oreste Ranelletti, 279, Celano (Town center), ☎ 39 0863 793656, @[email protected]. Historic and elegant city hotel. It houses the Ferrante restaurant. 
• 42.06413.55516 Paradise, Location Margine, 7, Celano (Near the Aielli-Celano motorway exit), ☎ 39 0863 791774, @[email protected]. Hotel, restaurant. 
• 42.14913.5027 Magnola Palace Hotel, Via del Ceraso, 89, Ovindoli, ☎ 39 0863 705144, fax: 30 0863 705147, @[email protected]. 
• 42.15213.58 Ovindoli Park Hotel, Via del Ceraso, 178, Ovindoli, ☎ 39 0863 705221, @[email protected]. 
• 42.195313.5239 Grand Hotel delle Rocche, Via Comunale for Secinaro, 220 Rocca di Mezzo, ☎ 39 0862 917144. Four stars. 
• 42.204213.520110 Monte Sirente hotels, Via di Mezzo, Rocca di Mezzo, ☎ 39 0862 917404. 
• 42.176113.516811 Robur Marsorum hotels, Via Antonio Milanetti, Rocca di Mezzo (Hamlet of Rovere), ☎ 39 0862 917249. Widespread hotel. 
• 42.23213.488812 Cristall Hotel, Via Saas Fee, 2, Rocca di Cambio, ☎ 39 0862 918119. Three stars. 
• 42.233513.489313 ^{[link previously not working]}Aurora Resort, Via del Rocchio, 2, Rocca di Cambio, ☎ 39 0862 918377. Three stars. 

Safety

How to keep in touch

• 42.205113.51861 Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park, Viale XXIV Maggio, Villa Cidonio, Rocca di Mezzo (State road 696 of the Sirente-Velino Regional Park), ☎ 39 0862 9166, fax: 39 0862 916018, @[email protected]. Management body of the regional park. 

Around

• L'Aquila
• Marsica

Itineraries

• Monte Velino Nature Reserve
• Gorges of Celano
• Pezza plans
• Arano Valley

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