The Sibillini Mountains
Mount Vettore
• It’s the highest mountain of the Sibillini
chain, with its 2,476 meters above the sea
level. It belongs to the municipality of
Montemonaco and is included in the
National Park of the Sibillini Mountains. It’s
also got a lake called Pilato Lake.
Municipality of Montemonaco.
• The origin of the
name is the
"mountain of the
Demon“. This
nickname is due to
the presence of
magical beings such
as the Sybils,
considered negatively
by the Christian
culture.
Mount Sybil
Mount Sybil is a massif (2,173 m) of the Sibillini
chain. It takes its name from the Apennine Sybil,
a mythical inhabitant of the homonymous cave
which has given life to an atmosphere of mystery
and legend for centuries
The cave of the Sybil.
- The cave of the Sybil,
also called the Cave of the
Fairies, is a cave cut into
the rock and reached only
on foot.
- The cave takes its name
from the legend of the
Apennine Sybil, according
to which it was the access
point to Queen Sybil’s
underground kingdom.
- Now, however, the entry
has collapsed and can be
seen only from the
outside.
Other pictures of Mount Sybil.
A little refuge on Mount Sybil