Majella National Park

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The Majella National Park (Parco Nazionale della Majella, 740.95 km²) is a national park located in the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L'Aquila, in the region Abruzzo, Italy.

It is centered around the Majella massif, whose highest peak is Monte Amaro (2,793 m).

[edit] Tourist sights

The park contains about 500 kilometers of hiking paths through the mountains, cave paintings in Grotta S. Angelo and Grotta del Cavallone (the latter being one of the deepest caves in Europe open to the public). Many tourist centers are located in the park:

Maurizio Locati Visitor Center, Colle Madonna, Lama dei Peligni - sections dedicated to chamois, archeology, a reconstruction of a Neolithic village, and the Giardino Botanico Michele Tenore.

Museo Naturalistico, Piazza Municipio, Fara San Martino.

Paolo Barrasso Visitor Center, Via del Vivaio, Caramanico Terme - geology including fossils discovered on the Majella Mountain, and archaeology from the Upper Paleolithic to the Roman age.