In the mountain valleys and woods (some peaks are over 2.000 m high), you will discover an interesting flora and fauna (blue gentians, anemones, peonies, orange lilies, asphodels, cranberries, deer, eagles, wild boars, marmots, wolves, etc.); you will also find excellent snow until late spring. The cultural and artistic wealth of the region includes small traces of Etruscan and Roman existence as well as medieval, Renaissance and 17th century influence (Leonessa was erected in 1278); the folklore is the same as that of the people from the Abruzzi; religious ceremonies stem from the nearby Franciscan Umbria.