I have a magic keyword for cool hikes when high mountains aren’t an option: beech forest.
The Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo was created to protect the last bears, chamois, and wolves in the Apennine Mountains, but it also has the oldest beech trees in Europe.
Pescasseroli, in the heart of the park, is easily reachable by transit from Rome (train to Avezzano, then bus).
Mid-November was a bit late to catch autumn leaves on trees, but the floor was gold.
Something I love about beech trees is that different varieties have very different shapes. In Pescasseroli itself, the forest was different in each dell. And. Pure. Silence.






























