Nature

Visitors who choose Genga will discover the history, art and culture of this area, from the Palaeolithic era to the present day. Some of the most fascinating spots are Genga castle, the Madonna of Frasassi shrine and the Santa Maria Infra Saxa hermitage, the abbey of San Vittore delle Chiuse, the Lombard village of Pierosara, the Genga museum of Art, History, Territory and the Speleo-Paleontological and Archaeological Museum of San Vittore. Qualified tour guides with years of experience plan and provide guided tours, including multilingual services, for individual travellers, families, groups, and school parties.

Tour Guides: https://www.regione.marche.it/Entra-in-Regione/Marche-Turismo/Professioni-turistiche-Agenzie-di-viaggio-e-operatori-incoming/Professioni-turistiche#Elenchi-regionali-e-tariffe

Walking and Hiking

The town of Genga sits inside the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Park, a natural oasis that offers great walking opportunities with breathtaking views and numerous trails steeped in the flora and fauna of the pre-Apennines. The park’s trails are right in the karst terrain of the Frasassi and Gola della Rossa gorges, each traversed by the Sentino and Esino rivers respectively. Hikers can discover the great biodiversity of the living organisms that inhabit the area. These include 1250 botanical species, among which the holm oak, downy oak, dog rose, smoke bush, European hop hornbeam, manna ash, maple, Cornelian cherry, dogwood. Some of the rare plant species that can be found here are Moehringia papulosa, Potentilla caulescens , Rhamnus saxatilis , Saxifraga australis and Ephedra major. Among the park’s fauna are 29 species of amphibians and reptiles, like the Italian cave salamander (Speleomantes italicus), the four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata). Some 105 species of nesting birds inhabit the area, including the golden eagle, the goshawk , the short-toed snake eagle , the red kite, the lanner falcon, the peregrine, the kestrel, the little owl, the barn owl, the tawny owl, the eagle owl (Bubo bubo). The 40 mammal species that roam the park include the wild boar , the fallow deer and the roe deer, the red deer, the European wildcat, the European polecat, the fox, the wolf, the weasel, the beech marten, the badger, the hare, the squirrel, the crested porcupine, the garden dormouse, the hedgehog, the blind mole, and the shrew. The park’s bat colonies are some of the most important in Europe and include over 12,000 common bent-wing bats.

Here are some of the most interesting hiking routes inside the Gola della Rossa and Frasassi Regional Park, the largest protected area in the Marche region, covering an area of 10,000 hectares.

Nature Guides: https://www.regione.marche.it/Entra-in-Regione/Marche-Turismo/Professioni-turistiche-Agenzie-di-viaggio-e-operatori-incoming/Professioni-turistiche#Elenchi-regionali-e-tariffe

SENTIERO DELL’AQUILA IT 4.05 GRUPPO VALMONTAGNANA • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

SENTIERO DEL PAPA – VALLE SCAPPUCCIA IT 4.08 GRUPPO VALMONTAGNANA • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

GROTTA DEL MEZZOGIORNO - FORO DEGLI OCCHIALONI – GRADONI Foro degli Occhialoni and Monte Frasassi • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

GROTTA DEL VERNINO – MONTE MURANO IT 4.04 GRUPPO VALMONTAGNANA • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

EREMO GROTTAFUCILE – MONTE REVELLONE IT 5.12 GRUPPO S. VICINO • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

MONTE SANT’ANGELO IT 4.02 GRUPPO VALMONTAGNANA • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

PINETA DEGLI AUSTRIACI – MONTE PREDICATORE Anello Lago Fossi - Monte Predicatore • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

MONTE VALLEMONTAGNANA IT 4.07 GRUPPO VALMONTAGNANA • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

MONTE FRASASSI IT 4.01 GRUPPO VALMONTAGNANA • Hiking route » outdooractive.com

SENTINO RIVER GREENWAY

Educational hiking route, suitable for people with reduced motor or sensory abilities. Includes ramps, tactile maps, leaning bars, guide ropes and wooden path markers and edge guards for cane users.

Time: 15 min

Difficulty: T (TOURIST)

Length: 1 Km

Altitude difference: 0 m