Capranica Prenestina- Mushroom Festival
Capranica Prenestina- Mushroom Festival

Capranica Prenestina. Mushrooms

The Capranica Prenestina woods are a paradise for lovers of mushrooms. 

You can find many varieties of mushrooms starting with prestigious porcini (ammaracci), the ovules (velocce), the cockerels (valuzzi), the blackthorn (dogfish), the small oak mushrooms and prataroli.

The mushrooms can also be found in winter under the snow, as the geotropic agaric (winter spiny dogfish), and the huge mushroom (Zinni cow), a giant champignon in winter can weigh up to three pounds.


Written by:
Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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