Throughout the Amalfi world is known for its glorious past and its sea, But few know the nature reserve “Valle delle Ferriere”. Due to its special geographical position, in the mountains of Scala, the reserve is protected from cold north winds through the rocky ridges, open to the hot-humid southern currents and subject to high rainfall distributed within three months: thus he kept unchanged over time its microclimate keeping intact plant from time immemorial.
A path for hiking
The trek to the Valle delle Ferriere is mild difficulty with lasting about 3 hours and a drop of 500 mt downhill and 250 uphill. La Valle delle Ferriere is reached along a beautiful path along the Rio Canneto. The departure from San Lazzaro, Agerola a 630 m., and from there you follow the direction of Lauritano Castle and the path to Monte Murillo (849 m.) continuing into the Valle dei Mulini, crossed by the River Canneto. The path is easy and little tiring and winds through beautiful woods, sources, small waterfalls and several rapids of the Rio Canneto, once used as a driving force for the old paper mills, which once he produced the famous Amalfi paper still in high demand and can be admired in the Museum of Amalfi paper. In fact you see the ruins of the twelfth-century paper mill, still visible. The landscape is uncontaminated and descend towards the valley with stunning viewing gashes, crossing the typical Mediterranean and terraces of lemons and grape vines. Half way you meet the old ironworks, hence the name of the valley, that iron supplied the ancient Maritime Republic of Amalfi.
