On the way home we saw some Maremma sheepdogs which have been used for centuries by italian shepherds to guard their sheep from wolves. The literal English translation of the name is "the dog of the shepherds of the Maremma and Abruzzese region". The similar breeds can include the Pyrenean Mountain dog, Kuvasz of Hungary and the Tatra of Poland.
Appearance
The Maremma sheepdog looks rather like a large golden retriever.
Males weigh about 35 to 45 kilograms and 26 to 29 inches at the shoulder,
while Females weigh 30 to 40 kilograms and stand at 24 to 27 inches at the shoulder.
Herbs
Rosemary
Rosemary looks like sprigs of grass spiraling around a stick, and grows in gardens in lots of countries. You can use it on meat before cooking with lemon, olive oil and mint.
Mint
Mint looks like tiny ragged petal shaped leaves on a stem and the leaves grow in pairs and protrude opposite one another along the stem. It tastes like toothpaste. It is used in many things to add flavour.
Abruzzo national park animals
The national park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise is one of the most mountainous areas rich in wildlife in the Apennines. There are about 60 species of mammals, 300 birds, 40 species of reptiles and a large variety of insects and invertebrates. Some of the most interesting animals are:
wild boar,
Appenine wolf which everyone thought was extinct until the 80's,
the golden eagle,
the red deer,
the otter and
the fox.
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