Ecomuseo della Riserva «Zompo lo Schioppo»

About the museum

The reserve museum was set up in an old building in the hamlet of Grancia, in Morino, and opened in March 2000. It is called “Ecomuseo della Riserva” because it is the first piece of the planned ecomuseum network to be completed. It brings together a local museum on natural and historical-anthropological aspects, the nature reserve’s visitor centre, and an educational laboratory aimed mainly at young people.

The route, which starts at the lowest level where the entrance is, presents the reserve’s environments as the seasons change, from the old village of Morino to the beech woods, from the cliffs over which the waterfall falls to the peaks. The ground-floor room focuses on emotion and discovery through the senses; the rooms upstairs read the territory through three landscape areas, describe human intervention from Roman settlements to medieval incastellamento (the building of fortified villages) and the 1915 earthquake, and present the seasons of the beech forest and the landscape of the cliffs, with the rare carnivorous plant Pinguicola. A recap game concludes the visit.

The visitor centre also includes a tourist information point open all year, a media library for children and young people, a projection room, educational workshops and a teaching garden with medicinal plants.

Highlights

• Route through the reserve’s environments as the seasons change
• Mechanical hypertext on the seasons of the beech forest
• Section on the cliffs and the rare Pinguicola plant
• Infopoint, media library and teaching garden
• Educational workshops for schools and families

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso museale dell'Ecomuseo della Riserva – Account of the landscapes, nature and human impact on the reserve, from the beech forest to the cliffs.

Founded

2000

Operated by

Riserva Naturale Zompo lo Schioppo

Visitors per year

approx. 1,000

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The route is designed to discover the territory with the senses; the reserve offers workshops, environmental education camps and a media library for children and young people.

Getting there & parking

From the north: A25 motorway, Avezzano exit, then the Strada Statale 690 del Liri towards Sora; Morino can be reached in about 15 minutes. From the south: Cassino exit of the A2, then the SS 690 towards Avezzano, about 40 minutes.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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