Monti Gemelli (''Twin Mountains'') is the name given to two similar mountains,

Montagna dei Fiori {{Infobox mountain , name = Montagna dei Fiori , photo = , photo_caption = View of Monte Girella, the top of the Montagna dei Fiori group , elevation_m = 1,814 , elevation_ref = , prominence = , map = Italy , map_caption = Location in ...

and Montagna di Campli, in the

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

region of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. They are located in the

Province of Teramo The Province of Teramo ( it, provincia di Teramo; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo. The province has an area of , a population of 313,029 (2012), and is subdivided into 47 comunes ( i ...

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The two peaks are located on the eastern side of the

Monti della Laga Monti della Laga is a mountain range in the central Apennines of Italy. Their ruggedness and inaccessibility makes them one of the lesser known areas of the Italian peninsula. Geography The mountains run for a length of about between the Italia ...

mountain range, and they are separated by a gorge carved by the

Salinello The Salinello ( la, Zerninus) is a river in Italy. It is located in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. The source of the river is in the Monti della Laga range southwest of Montagna dei Fiori. The river flows eastwa ...

stream. The northern mountain, Montaga dei Fiori, has a slope descending into the

Province of Ascoli Piceno The province of Ascoli Piceno ( it, Provincia di Ascoli Piceno) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno, and the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Province of Fermo to the north ...

. These mountains are also associated with the herb Field Wort (known in Latin as herba gentiana) which, according to the Pseudo-Apuleius Herbal, is useful against snake bite.The Old English Herbarium and Medicina de Quadrupedibus

References

The Old English Herbarium and Medicina de Quadrupedibus, The Early English Text Society, Oxford University Press: London, 1984. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gemelli Mountain ranges of Italy Apennine Mountains Mountains of Abruzzo Province of Teramo

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