Description of the attraction
Monte Massico is a small mountain range located at the southern tip of the Campanian Plain, with lush Mediterranean vegetation. It stretches from the extinct Roccamonfina volcano in the north to the very coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the south. In the east, the mountain range is bounded by the Volturno River Plain, and in the west by the Garigliano River Plain.
It is said that once the god Bacchus (Bacchus) himself stopped at the foot of Monte Massico, and he was received by an old man named Falerno, who gave him his last meal. Bacchus decided to thank the old man and turned milk into wine, and Mount Massiko into a fertile wine-making region.
Today, Monte Masso is part of a nature park curated by the international organization WWF. This park was created in 1998 and is spread over an area of 40 acres. In addition to Mount Massico, whose slopes are covered with stone oaks, hornbeams, oleanders, brooms and olive groves, the park also includes Lake Falciano. Over 90 species of birds can be found on its shores! Among them are the buzzard, the tawny owl, the kite, the kestrel, and the owl. Wild boars, foxes, badgers, stone martens, hedgehogs, moles, various rodents and other small animals live on land. There are hiking trails and picnic and recreation areas throughout the park.
