Winter in Castelluccio

27.02.2017

A picturesque village - where only 12 people live during the winter - is transformed as the sun sets and it is lit by lamps. Castelluccio di Norcia, in the Monti Sibillini National Park, in Italy, is nestled between mountains including Redentore, the second highest peak in the park, standing at 2,400m.

Thanks to the 1m thick snow, the landscape is transformed as the sun begins to set. Redentore, the mountain behind the village, is coloured orange, yellow, pink and bright white as the sun sets.

"Era un giorno di fine estate, il cielo era limpido e la temperatura gradevole.
Decisi di fare una passeggiata sul Vettore, nel Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini.
Camminai per circa 3 ore ed arrivai in Vetta.
Le nuvole salirono dalla valle e, in un attimo, il Lago di Pilato, 900 metri più in basso, scomparve.
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