Campo Imperatore plateau develops at a high stage between 1500 and 1900 a.s.l., and there is rare and unique vegetation, some of them are typical in eastern countries’ steppe. On plateau roads, it is unusual not to stop waiting its inhabitants, the bovine and raw sheep herds move from pasture to another. On the plateau insists the highest mountain of Gran Sasso like Corno Grande, Monte Brancastello, Monte Prena, Monte Camicia. From here, it is possible to admire the fiumare, similar to a true river of gravel directly from the mountain. It is possible to access from different points: through the south-west side from Castel del Monte to arrive at Fonte Vetica plateau; through the north-west side with cableway to reach Campo Imperatore and the structures all around like Astronomical Observatory and the Meteorological Station among the highest in Italy. In this natural scenario, chosen by many of Hollywood’s production, it is possible to find also really rare.
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