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Town: MONTE PORZIO, MONTE COMPATRI
The wood calleed the “Piantato” finds at an height of 600-650 metres;
it consists of important trees, such as splendid turkey oaks
and English oaks. It is one of the Castelli Romani’s areas
where there are still ancient exemplars of trees, which characterized
woods with different arboreal kinds
There are trees belonging to the arboreal caduceus vegetation
typical of Middle and Southern Italy: turkey oaks, lindens,
and maples. To admire the beauty of this place cross the panoramic
path that starts from the town of Montecompatri.
Area's Natural Characteristics
In this wood there is the turkey oak, an oak with caduceus leaves,
which can be recognized for its fruits: an oblong acorn and
a cup-like base rich of long, curve brownish spines, like a
chestnut husk. Among the caduceus oaks there is the English
oak, whose leaves become yellow in autumn and winter and are
still on the branches in spring. The ilexes growing in small
groups are rooted in the tufaceous rocks on the west side of
Monte Ara. Undergrowth is characterized by elms, hazels, cornels,
black elders and butcher’s-brooms.
On the northern side of the woods, there are a lot of planted
trees, and therefore this wood is named the “Piantato”
a word meaning plantation: walnut trees, fig trees, pine trees
and locust trees.
Place
To visit this wood cross the path indicated in the Parco Regionale
dei Castelli Romani’s plan. This path begins from Piazzale
San Silvestro in Monte Compatri, crosses via Stella Polare,
till the end of the slope (1 km). Near a private house, turn
to the right on a narrow street crossing the Ciufoli wood, after
100 metres turn to the left till reaching a flat land.
After this wide meadow, continue to walk on the left along the
enclosure wall of the Camaldoli hermitage, and then turn again
on the left towards Monte Salomone. At this point the path leads
to the Piantato wood. This area belongs to the Parco Regionale
dei Castelli Romani.
Roads and Public Transports
By car: From Rome cross the highway A1 Rome-Naples (slip-road
Monte Porzio Catone) following the road signs for Monte Compatri.
From Piazza Garibaldi follow the road signs for the Convent
of San Silvestro.
By train: Line Rome-Frascati. There is a train starting
each hour from Rome. It will take you half an hour to reach
Frascati. For information on train timetable call the phone
number 848888088 or visit the web page www.fs-on-line.it.
Through a series of steps you will reach piazzale G. Marconi,
where it is possible to take a bus for Monte Compatri. It will
take you 15 minutes to reach Monte Compatri.
By Bus: Rome-Rocca Priora. (Cotral bus service phone
number 800431784, phone number 067222153) from the underground
station ‘Anagnina’ of the Linea A. It will take
you 40 minutes to reach Monte Compatri (Bus stop: Piazza G.
Garibaldi). It is possible to take another bus to reach piazzale
San Silvestro, at a distance of 1 kilometre (For information
on bus timetable ask to the owner of the shop of electrical
appliances “Merolli”).
Topic
Botany
Visits
For information phone to the Parco Regionale Villa Barattolo,
via C. Battisti n.5, phone number 069495253/5 e Fax: 069495254,
or to the XI Townstà Montana del Lazio - Castelli Romani
e Prenestini", Via della Pineta n.69, 00040 Rocca Priora
(RM), phone number 069470820.
Tourist signs
absent
Further Information
Web sites: www.montedellicompatri.it , www.parks.it/parco.castelli.romani/index.html,
www.xiTownstamontana.lazio.it, www.hurricane.it/castelliromani.
Books: Bassani P., Cantiani G.P., 1997. L’ambiente
naturale del Vulcano Laziale. Ed. XI Townstà Montana
del Lazio “Castelli Romani e Prenestini”, Rocca
Priora (RM); AA.VV., 1996. Quattordici sentieri tra natura
e archeologia dei Castelli Romani e Prenestini. Editore
XI Townstà Montana del Lazio Castelli Romani e Prenestini,
via della Pineta 69, Rocca Priora (RM).
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