Palombara cave
The Palombara Cave, visited by man for thousands of years and animals before that, is a Karst fossil cave that was formed by the erosion of the Anapo River. It is 800 meters long.
The entrance...
The territory is made up of two small, deep river valleys, separated by a small plateau. There is a system of caves that extends about 2.5 kilometers.
The Villasmundo Cave is the most developed, articulating itself for about 2 kilometers. The entrance to Alfio, located 60 meters further downstream, leads to an underground system, smaller than the other, with a total length of over 400 meters.
Along the bed of the Belluzza stream (photo) grows a forest associated with willow and oleander.
As to the epigean environment there are hedgehogs, (photo), porcupine, fox, weasel….