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Located just outside the town
of Farnese, the Lamone Forest is an impervious and partly
impenetrable forest, which extends from the crater of the
lake of Mezzano towards the sea, crossed by a single dirt
road. The thick vegetation, natural shelter for many animals
and rich of wild flowers and mushrooms, is formed mainly by
small Turkey oaks and the undergrowth is nearly completely
covered by "murce", large stones of different dimensions,
inexplicably heaped together. It is told that Hercules, passing
through these woods, had been assaulted by a group of robbers
( during the last century, brigands really found shelter here)
and Jupiter helped him out with a deluge of stones, which
killed the bandits. Many bronze-age settlements, from the
26th to the 10th cent., protected by high walls, have been
found in this area, besides the palafitte village in the Lago
di Mezzano. There is the possibility of excursions and walks
on well marked routes and there are also pic-nic areas. (Informations
and assistance, Tel. 0761/458741) .
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