It’s said that when a violent storm broke out, she found refuge right under this chestnut tree. The latter was on Etna with its escort of one hundred knights. It owes its name to a legend about a queen. It’s 22 meters high and has 3 stems, with 579 meters in circumference. It was awarded the title of Monument messenger of peace by Unesco in 2006. It’s one of the oldest and most famous trees in Italy. You’ll find this thousand-year-old chestnut tree in the Etna Park in the municipality of Sant’Alfio (Catania). You can also sleep in the tree house suspended between the branches of a tree in direct contact with nature.Ģ. The Chestnut Tree of the Hundred Horses – Sicily To fully enjoy this paradise, we recommend staying at Tenuta Bocchineri, surrounded by greenery, among woods, organic crops and eco-tourism trails. It was once used as a support for a channel of water conveyed by the river to serve the irrigation of the gardens below. Indeed, not far away, you’ll admire a rare tree, the “ Germanic medlar” and a 60-meter-long wall (so-called “aquarium”) built with dry stones. The oak is inserted in a context of flora and fauna characterized by paths and traces of lived rurality. “Quercus Petrae” is its scientific classification. Its majesty is given by its 28 meters in height, 5 in circumference at the base and 25 in diameter at the crown. This imposing bicentenary oak is located in Tenuta Bocchineri in Rogliano, in the province of Cosenza. Monumental Oak Tenuta Bocchineri – Calabria In this article we’re going to discover the 10 most beautiful Italian monumental trees in the hope of introducing you to another side of the natural world. They’re included in the list drawn up by the Mipaaf or the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies. They contain and transmit a story that can speak to us. Today Italy counts 3,561 monumental trees to be protected. Trees are not just an indispensable natural element for the planet Earth.
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