Sunday 27 August 2017: Free guided walk to Monte Pietralata and visits to the nature museum
A free guided walk to admire the Reserve’s stunning landscape from Monte Pietralata crossing woods and mountain pastures is in programme on Sunday morning. It will be also the opportunity to learn about the wild animals living in the protected area such as the golden eagle. Meet at 8.30am at the Gola del Furlo Nature Reserve visitor centre in the village of Furlo di Acqualagna, via Flaminia n.36. Duration of the walk: 11 kms round trip. Length: 6 hours. Drop: 450 metres. A shorter walk of about 4 hours is possible by making a detour as indicated by the guide. Wear hiking shoes. Bring rain gear and bottled water. Visitors will reach by their own cars the starting point of the walk in the village of Pagino. Reservation is required. Contact the Nature Reserve visitor centre. Phone: 0721-700041 or 800 028 800. E-mail: riservafurlo@provincia.ps.it
No guided walks will take place on Sunday in the area of the Roman tunnels. But everybody can always hike on their own thanks to the Reserve’s great network of trails. Hikes in the Reserve are free and vary from short trolls in the flat area of the Roman tunnels and of the Romanesque abbey of San Vincenzo to harder walks to Monte Paganuccio and Monte Pietralata from where it is possible to enjoy fabulous sights over the Apennines. Guests can also profit by maps and information provided by the Nature Reserve visitor centre in the village of Furlo di Acqualagna, via Flaminia n.36. Opening times: from Monday to Friday 9.00 – 13.00 and 15.00 – 18.00; on Saturday and Sunday 9.00 -13.00 and 15.00 – 19.00. Free entrance.
In the Nature Reserve visitor centre in the village of Furlo di Acqualagna it is possible to visit the renewed Lorenzo Mannozzi-Torini nature museum. The museum hosts a large collection of stuffed animals, rocks and fossils. Interactive software transports visitors back millions of years on a journey to discover Gola del Furlo’s geological and anthropological history. An observation system has been established to allow visitors to see the eyrie of the golden eagle, built on the crags of Monte Paganuccio. Opening times: from Monday to Friday 9.00 – 13.00 and 15.00 – 18.00; on Saturday and Sunday 9.00 -13.00 and 15.00 – 19.00. Free entrance.
For further information contact the Gola del Furlo Nature Reserve visitor centre. Phone: 0721-700041. E-mail: riservafurlo@provincia.ps.it
