Wilderness In The Majella N. P.

The 74,095 ha Majella National park located in the Italian Abruzzo region is an impressive limestone massif with over 25,500 ha of wilderness, it is a little known area not far from Rome and the Adriatic coast suitable for nature lovers and families alike. Clear streams, mountain meadow with flocks of sheep, endless beech forests, ancient attractive villages, Romanesque monasteries and solitary hermitages fill the scenery. In Majella National Park you can still find wildlife that has become rare elsewhere in Europe. Otters play in the clear water while brown bears, wolfs, lynx, Apennine chamois, red deer and roe deer still wonder through their natural habitat while the royal eagle soars above. Majella NP consists mainly of a limestone massif with hundreds of caves, gorges and rivers and 30 peaks above 2000 metre. The park holds 22% of all European flora and lies at a crossroads of climates making it the most Southern Alpine range with over 2100 different plant species of which 140 are endemic.

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