Boundary on Ausoni Ausoni Mountains are a pre-Apennine chain
that characterizes part of the Province of Latina and Frosinone
.
A Regional Park -
www.parks.it / parco.monti.ausoni - protects these mountains large and full of important environmental features, landscape, geological and historical. These
mountains there are in fact
caves and chasm Pastena Catausa and the special rock formations of Monument Natural
Campo Soriano . The beautiful Lake
Funds are at the foot of these mountains.
mountains are lower than the chains of preappenninico Lepini and Aurunci which it borders, the highest mountain is in fact the
Calvillo of 1116 meters, and less rich in springs, as they rarely are covered with snow.
are composed of calcareous
, like the other chains, but the vegetation is different, in fact outweigh the
leccete and in some areas
the cork, large areas are bare and treeless, even
by the sheep and goat which these territories were and still are in part intended.
But there are historical remains
of particular interest, the ridges of its mountains, in fact,
passed the border between the Papal States and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and so they are numerous cairns
boundary leading incised and still see the crests of the two states.
So you can see the north side
two crossed keys, symbol of papal power and the south side instead
lily symbol of the Kingdom of the Bourbons.
along the ridge that joins
Monte in Monte Romano Peschio , northwest, it may encounter different.
often have been rectified by the government of the municipalities in the territory of which fall in these mountains, especially the town of Sonnino (LT).
Climb to Monte Romano from many sides, the shortest path that climbs from the town walled houses, otherwise you can come up with a longer path and higher altitude directly from the country of Sonnino.
E 'beautiful and interesting experience, because walking in the midst of dealing with vegetation, suddenly, almost always on the highest points, you see these stones which reminds us of a time not very distant, when these areas were covered by shepherds, but also from robbers and soldiers of the two major pre-unitary states of Italy.