Riserva naturale Feudo Intramonti, nature reserve in Italy
Riserva Naturale Feudo Intramonti is a protected nature reserve in the Province of L'Aquila covering about 1100 hectares. The terrain ranges from river valleys to high mountain slopes, featuring mixed oak and maple forests at lower elevations, dense beech woodlands in the middle zones, and open grasslands at higher altitudes.
The area was historically a feudal estate belonging to noble families and later served as a transhumance route where shepherds moved livestock seasonally across the mountains. The reserve was established in the early 1970s to protect this unique alpine landscape and its wildlife.
The name Feudo Intramonti refers to its past as a feudal estate, a history still reflected in how the land is used today. Visitors experience the reserve as a place where the connection between people and the forest continues to shape the landscape.
Access to the reserve is limited as the Casone Crugnale visitor center operates only on certain days, mainly Tuesday through Friday and some Sundays. Guided tours and educational programs require advance reservations, and there are trails suitable for visitors with mobility challenges.
The Marsican brown bear, one of Europe's rarest animals, inhabits this reserve and is monitored through specialized research programs. The area also shelters an important population of the beetle Osmoderma eremita and other rare species found nowhere else in such concentration.
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