A prehistoric forest in Umbria.
The Dunarobba Fossil Forest consists of trees that belong to a family of conifers like the sequoia which used to grow in this part of italy 1.5 million years ago. The fossils have enormous dimensions: 1.5 m in diameter and between 5 and 10 meters in height.
This particular forest is unique in that the trees lay in an upright position and retain their woody structure. They do not lay horizontally and have not turned to stone as is the case in other fossil forests. This may confirm the theory that a flood could have overwhelmed the forest preserving it in the shape we see today.
Additional Information
La ProLoco di Dunarobba
Via Sottomuro, 13
05020 - Dunarobba (TR)
Tel. 335-8366031 or 074-4933057
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