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BaitoneAlpino Suggests: Valle delle Marocche

Anyone passing through the Dro and Drena area cannot fail to notice a huge expanse of boulders that characterizes the landscape: the Marocche di Dro—from the Trentino term "maròc," meaning block of rock—a Provincial Nature Reserve and Site of Community Importance included in the European Natura 2000 network of protected areas. The Marocche di Dro are the largest landslide in the entire Alpine region. After the glaciers reached their maximum expansion, a slow retreat began, also affecting the Atesino Glacier, which had occupied the Sarca Valley for millennia. After its melt, the slopes began to crumble and slide, forming a kind of rocky carpet with a distinctive, almost lunar appearance. This phenomenon created a very unique habitat, with typical flora and fauna, including small bonsai-like plants, and marshy vegetation near the only body of water, the Laghisol. To visit the Marocche di Dro, you can follow a circular trail with three different access points, part of the Sarca River Park trails. Don't miss the opportunity to visit the rocks that contain a series of dinosaur footprints!