Monte Massico is a small mountain range located on the southern tip Up plains and remarkable lush Mediterranean vegetation. It stretches from an extinct volcano Roccamonfina in the North to the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea in the South. In the East the mountain range is bounded by the plain of the Volturno river, and on the West by the plain of the river Garigliano.

It is said that once at the foot of Monte Massico stopped himself God Bakkhos (Bacchus), and it took the old man by the name of Falerno, who gave him his last meal. Bacchus decided to thank the old man and turned the milk into wine, and mount Massico – in the fertile wine growing region.

Today Monte Massico is part of the natural Park, overseen by the international organization WWF. This Park was established in 1998 and covers an area of 40 acres. In addition to the mountains of Massico-covered slopes and Holm-oaks, hornbeams, oleander, broom and olive groves, the Park also includes lake Volcano. On its shores you can find more than 90 species of birds! Among them, the Buzzard, tawny owl, black kite, Kestrel, owl. On land inhabited by wild boars, foxes, badgers, stone Martens, hedgehogs, moles, various rodents and other small animals. Throughout the Park there are Hiking trails and picnic and rest.