1.0Val di Cecina outdoorhttps://valdicecinaoutdoor.it/en/Pedram Katanchihttps://valdicecinaoutdoor.it/en/author/katanchi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tNO66fvYsk"><a href="https://valdicecinaoutdoor.it/en/poi/garrigue-on-ophiolites/">Garrigue on Ophiolites</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://valdicecinaoutdoor.it/en/poi/garrigue-on-ophiolites/embed/#?secret=tNO66fvYsk" width="600" height="338" title="“Garrigue on Ophiolites” — Val di Cecina outdoor" data-secret="tNO66fvYsk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://valdicecinaoutdoor.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Iris2Onosechech-quad.jpg10801185The area has extensive outcrops of ophiolites, also known as green rocks, here mainly serpentine and gabbro. The arid or steep slopes are home to sparse shrub vegetation known as garrigue, characterised by rare herbaceous plants with beautiful spring flowers.