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The Piano Grande (Great Plain) is a large plateau, 4,000 ft above sea level in the central Italian Apennine mountains. The Piano is flanked by the Sibilline group of mountains (Italian Monti Sibillini), the highest of which is Monte Vettore at 8,123 ft (2,476m). The Piano is a karstic basin (see under karst) composed of porous limestone that holds underground reserves of water, and it supports an astonishing array of wild flowers in the spring and summer. Its single village, Castelluccio (Norcia), is perched on a high rock in the middle of plateau, and is famous for the small delicate lentils which are grown in the surrounding plain. ______ www.ipernity.com/blog/anna.schramm/4637816 ++ www.ipernity.com/doc/anna.schramm/album/935294 www.ipernity.com/doc/anna.schramm/album/899098 ______ www.artfilm.ch/de/pass:antipasto-umbro

The Piano Grande (Great Plain) is a large plateau, 4,000 ft above sea level in the central Italian Apennine mountains. The Piano is flanked by the Sibilline group of mountains (Italian Monti Sibillini), the highest of which is Monte Vettore at 8,123 ft (2,476m). The Piano is a karstic basin (see under karst) composed of porous limestone that holds underground reserves of water, and it supports an astonishing array of wild flowers in the spring and summer. Its single village, Castelluccio (Norcia), is perched on a high rock in the middle of plateau, and is famous for the small delicate lentils which are grown in the surrounding plain.

The Piano Grande (Great Plain) is a large plateau, 4,000 ft above sea level in the central Italian Apennine mountains. The Piano is flanked by the Sibilline group of mountains (Italian Monti Sibillini), the highest of which is Monte Vettore at 8,123 ft (2,476m). The Piano is a karstic basin (see under karst) composed of porous limestone that holds underground reserves of water, and it supports an astonishing array of wild flowers in the spring and summer. Its single village, Castelluccio (Norcia), is perched on a high rock in the middle of plateau, and is famous for the small delicate lentils which are grown in the surrounding plain. www.artfilm.ch/de/pass:antipasto-umbro

rechts im Hintergrund die Schneebedeckten *Monti Sibillini* Das 30 Quadratkilometer große Wiesenplateau des Piano Grande war in der letzten Eiszeit ein See, der später austrocknete. Die Ebene wird eingerahmt von den Monti Sibillini, einem Gebirgszug von 32 Gipfeln, der bis über 2500 Meter ansteigt und damit zu den höchsten des Appennins zählt. Im Frühling und Sommer verwandelt sich das Piano Grande in ein einziges Farbenmeer: Auf den unbewirtschafteten Sumpfflächen blühen Tausende teils seltener Wildblumen. An den Abhängen setzen Steinbrechgewächse bunte Farbtupfer. Und auf den Feldern rund um das Dorf Castelluccio bilden die Linsen zur Blütezeit einen blauen Teppich, bestickt mit roten Mohnblumen und gelbem Raps.