PRODUCTIONS: THE ENCHANTED FOREST

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Francesco Adolini

SD Cinematografica

28 Min.

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The natural monument of the Allumiere beech wood is what remains of an ancient forest dating back to the last ice age. The beech wood plays a role of ecological connection for all the flora and fauna of the area and among the animals it hosts there is the Alpine Rosalia, a beetle belonging to an endangered species. For these reasons, the enchanted forest of Allumiere is an indicator of the quality of the climate and biodiversity of the entire territory of Tuscia and central Italy. The mountains above which the beech grove develops have hosted for about 400 years the mines of allunite, a mineral from which alum is obtained which was transported by donkey to the port of Civitavecchia. Today Allumiere's donkeys no longer carry the white mineral, but are reared to produce their precious milk.