In 1880 he worked on the insect fauna of the then unexplored regions of Vulture and Pollino in southern Italy.Many specialists worked on the insects collected (now in La Specola) and the results were published as Narrazione della escursione fatta alVulture ed al Pollino nel luglio del 1880 da A. Biondi, C. Caroti e G. Cavanna, pp. 3-30.
In the Pollino DOC in southern Calabria, vineyards planted in the shadows of the Pollino massif can include Montonico bianco for blending with the Gaglioppo (Montonico nero) grape in the red wines of the DOC.
Located in the hilltop village of Noepoli, in the Pollino National Park (Basilicata region of Southern Italy), it is open to professional artists of all disciplines.