At 400 meters above sea level, the lush greenery of the S. Gregorio-Pietramara Park extends for about 20 hectares and dominates the entire Sabato valley. Up there, according to an ancient tradition, there was a Roman temple, the legendary Atrium of Pallas, from which the name of Atripalda would derive. The remains of a Roman aqueduct can still be identified in the Pietramara area.
Scipione Bellabona in the 17th century spoke of the existence of a swampy forest, "atra palus", and of a river th read more
At 400 meters above sea level, the lush greenery of the S. Gregorio-Pietramara Park extends for about 20 hectares and dominates the entire Sabato valley. Up there, according to an ancient tradition, there was a Roman temple, the legendary Atrium of Pallas, from which the name of Atripalda would derive. The remains of a Roman aqueduct can still be identified in the Pietramara area.
Scipione Bellabona in the 17th century spoke of the existence of a swampy forest, "atra palus", and of a river that ran alongside it, the Salzola. An ancient well covered with ivy and numerous lianas bear witness to the wild beauty of the interior of the park and the extraordinary abundance of water.
The area of the park is bordering and partly crossed by the provincial "Cerzete", it borders the old "Pietramara", the municipal "S. Gregorio” and with various farms. Inside there are four ancient ruined farmhouses and some wells to draw the spring water, abundant in the area.
The most common tree plants in the park are white pine, excellent pine, outstanding pine. Next to the farmhouses there are fruit trees and precious shrubs (mortelle). Everywhere the ground is covered with ivy and wild strawberries. read less
