Monte Reale is a mountain of the

Ligurian Apennine The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...

s. It is located in the

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along the watershed between the basin of the

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Torrent and that of the

Vobbia Vobbia ( lij, Veubbia) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northeast of Genoa. Vobbia borders the following municipalities: Busalla, Carrega Ligure, Crocefieschi ...

, its tributary to the right. It is situated in the more western part of the Regional Natural Park of Antola between the municipal territories of

Ronco Scrivia 240px, Tower of the Castle of Borgo Fornari. Ronco Scrivia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about north of Genoa. Ronco Scrivia borders the following municipalities: Busal ...

and

Isola del Cantone Isola del Cantone ( lij, L'Isöa do Canton) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about north of Genoa. Isola del Cantone borders the following municipalities: Arquata Scrivia, Bu ...

Description and historical notes

The summit of the mountain during the

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was occupied by a castle, which has almost totally vanished today. In its place is now found a sanctuary dedicated to the

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, built between 1858 and 1868. Attached to the religious structure there is a small shelter present, which is always open and equipped with 8 bed stations. A rural cableway on the

side it utilized in case of the need to transport materials. Its relatively modest altitude notwithstanding, Monte Reale is, thanks to its isolated position and distance from taller mountains, an exceptional panoramic point. On clear days, the range may be observed from the forts of

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to the

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and from Monte Rosa to the Adamello, and it may be seen as far as Corsica.

Hiking

Monte Reale may be easily accessed from

by following an itinerary which, departing from the railway station, transits through the hamlet of Cascine. Another path instead follows the

watershed departing from the small center of Minceto. A free mountain hut all-year open is located next to the church.''Rifugio di Monte Reale (902 mt)'', page o
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Conservation

The mountain since 1989 is included in the

Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola The Antola Natural Regional Park (in Italian ''Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola'') is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa (Liguria, Italy). It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Antola. History The natural ...

.''Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola', pdf text on
www.altaviadeimontiliguri.it

References

* Chartlet 1:25.000 Series 25V 083 IV-NO (Isola del Cantone), Military Geographic Institute, Florence

External links

Site dedicated to Monte Reale)
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