Regional parks in Italy
The regional parks in Italy (Italian: Parchi regionali ) include land, river, lake and in some cases also marine areas near the coast. The nature parks are characterized by a high proportion of ecologically valuable natural landscapes and traditional cultural landscapes .
The establishment and management of regional parks was regulated by decree ( Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica ) 616/77 and handed over to the area of competence of the individual regions . The EUAP ( Elenco ufficiale delle aree protette , in German: Official Directory of Protected Areas ) currently lists 134 regional parks with a total area of 1.3 million hectares . The following list also includes nature parks that are not included in the EUAP.
Explanation
- Name : Give the name of the park
- Year : indicates the year the park was founded
- Area : states the total area of the nature park in hectares
- Description : Gives a short, characteristic description of the nature park and its location
- Note : The list is partially sortable: clicking on a column header sorts the list according to this column, clicking twice reverses the sorting. Any desired combination can be achieved by clicking two columns in a row.
The nature parks
Abruzzo
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Park of the Sirente - Velino | 1989 | 50,228 | The nature park is one of the largest and most important protected areas in Italy and is the only regional park in the Abruzzo region. Nature offers an enchanting scenario of traditional villages amidst the most interesting flora and fauna (46% of all mammal species in Italy occur in the park) of central Italy. Endemic species are, for example, the tragacanth Astragalus aquilanus and the Adonis Adonis distorta . Typical representatives of the fauna are the European brown bear ( Ursus arctos marsicanus ) and the wolf ( Canis lupus italicus ). A number of castles, temples and medieval fortifications testify to the historical importance of the territory. | |
Aosta Valley
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Park of Mont Avic | 1989 | 3500 | The park is located in the central high valley of the Chalamy river . Its area is covered by extensive forests with mountain pines , Scots pines , larches and beeches . There is an extremely interesting flora on the more than 30 lakes and peat bogs of the nature park . The fauna is characterized by the typical representatives of the Alpine regions . | |
Apulia
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco naturale in località Lama Balice | 1992 | 125 | ||
| Parco naturale regional Bosco e paludi di Rauccio | 2002 | 1593 | ||
| Parco Naturale Regionale Dune costiere da Torre Canne a Torre San Leonardo | 2002 | 1069 | ||
| Parco di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano | 2006 | 1120 | ||
| Parco naturale regional Salina di Punta della Contessa | 2002 | 1697 | ||
| Parco Naturale Regionale Bosco Incoronata | 2006 | 1060 | ||
| Parco Naturale Regionale Terra delle Gravine | 2005 | 19775 | ||
| Parco Naturale Regionale Isola di S. Andrea e litorale di Punta Pizzo | 2006 | 685 | ||
| Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase | 2006 | 3227 | ||
| Natural Regional Park of Ugento | 2007 | 1600 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of Fiume Ofanto | 2007 | 24883 | ||
Basilicata
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco della Murgia Materana | 1990 | 6.128 | ||
| Parco naturale di Gallipoli Cognato - Piccole Dolomiti Lucane | 1997 | 27,027 | ||
| Natural Regional Park of the Vulture | 2016 | 6,518 | ||
Emilia-Romagna
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Fluvial Park of Taro | 1988 | 3000 | ||
| Regional Parco dello Stirone e del Piacenziano | 2011 | 2190 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of the Boschi di Carrega | 1982 | 1270 | ||
| Regional Park of the Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi dell'Abbadessa | 1988 | 3123 | ||
| Regional Park of the Sassi di Roccamalatina | 1988 | 1090 | ||
| Regional Park del Corno alle Scale | 1988 | 4974 | ||
| Regional Park of the Delta del Po | 1988 | 18,413 | ||
| Regional Parco dell'Alto Appennino Modenese | ||||
| Regional Park of the Alto Appennino Reggiano (Gigante) | 1988 | 23,416 | ||
| Regional Park of the Alta Val Parma e Cedra | ||||
| Regional Park of the Abbazia di Monteveglio | 1988 | 9274 | ||
| Regional Park of the Laghi Suviana e Brasimone | 1995 | 3330 | ||
| Parco regional storico di Monte Sole | 1989 | 2535 | ||
| Regional Park of the Vena del Gesso Romagnola | 2005 | 2042 | ||
| Parco fluviale del Trebbia | 2009 | 4031 | ||
Friuli Venezia Giulia
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco naturale delle Dolomiti Friulane | 1996 | 36,950 | ||
| Parco naturale delle Prealpi Giulie | 1996 | 10,000 | ||
Liguria
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Regional Park of the Antola | 1995 | 4837 | This nature park is characterized by a remarkable symbiosis of man and nature. On Monte Antola , with its numerous high alpine pastures , one notices the architecturally remarkable Castello della Pietra with its two characteristic watchtowers. The proximity to the port city of Genoa offers the opportunity to combine a beach holiday on the Italian Riviera with a mountain excursion. | |
| Natural Regional Park of the Aveto | 1995 | 3018 | Carnivorous plants grow in the shade of tall beeches and oaks along the numerous, small lakes in the park's Foresta delle Lame . On the mountain pastures at an altitude of between 1600 and 1800 meters, dairy cows are kept for the production of the regionally typical cheese. In addition to the natural treasures of the nature park, a manganese mine or various historically valuable buildings, such as the Borzone Abbey , can be visited. | |
| Beigua Regional Natural Park | 1985 | 8715 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of Bric Tana | 1985 | 170 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of Portovenere | 2001 | 330 | ||
| Natural Park of Montemarcello - Magra | 1995 | 4320 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of Piana Crixia | 1989 | 795 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of Portofino | 1935 | 1056 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of the Alpi Liguri | 2007 | 6041 | ||
Calabria
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco Naturale Regionale delle Serre | 1990 | 17,687 |
A feature of the park is its extremely dense forest. In addition, there are various bush landscapes ( macchia ) alternating with pastures and agricultural areas. The religious places of worship, such as the Abbazia dei Monaci Certosini di Serra San Bruno (a centuries-old abbey) and the grave of St. Bruno of Cologne, enjoy great importance within the park . The territory enclosing the Serre mountain range is criss-crossed by a multitude of smaller watercourses and has a moderate to warm (summer) climate. |
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Campania
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco naturale Diecimare | 1980 | 220 | ||
| Regional Park of Monti Picentini | 1993 | 62,200 | ||
| Regional Park of the Partenio | 1993 | 16,650 | ||
| Matese Regional Park | 2002 | 33,327 | ||
| Regional Park of Roccamonfina-Foce Garigliano | 1993 | 11,200 | ||
| Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park | 1993 | 14,200 | ||
| Regional Park of the Campi Flegrei | 2002 | 7350 | ||
| Parco regional Bacino Idrografico del fiume Sarno | ||||
| Regional Park of the Monti Lattari | 2003 | 16,000 | ||
Lazio
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco dell'Inviolata | 1996 | 535 | ||
| Regional Park of the Castelli Romani | 1984 | 12,000 | ||
| Natural Regional Park of the Lucretili Mountains | 1989 | 18,204 | ||
| Parco naturale regional Appia Antica | 1988 | 3370 | ||
| Natural Park of Veio | 1997 | 15,000 | ||
| Parco naturale dei Monti Aurunci | 1997 | 19,374 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of the complesso lacuale di Bracciano - Martignano | 1999 | 16,682 | ||
| Marturanum Regional Park | 1984 | 1220 | ||
| Regional Park of Gianola e del Monte di Scauri | 1987 | 309 | ||
| Parco urbano dell'antichissima Città di Sutri | 1988 | 7th | ||
| Regional Park of the Treja Valley | 1982 | 656 | ||
| Natural Park of the Simbruini Mountains | 1983 | 29,990 | ||
| Parco regional urbano Monte Orlando | 1986 | 58 | ||
| Parco Regionale Monti Ausoni e Lago di Fondi | 2008 | 8,770 | ||
Lombardy
Brands
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Natural Park of Monte San Bartolo | 1994 | 1584 | ||
| Natural Regional Park of the Sasso Simone e Simoncello | 1994 | 4791 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of the Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi | 1997 | 9170 | ||
| Regional Park of the Conero | 1987 | 5995 | ||
Piedmont
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco naturale Alta Valsesia | 1979 | 6511 | The park is at an altitude of between 900 and 4559 meters, making it the highest nature park in Europe . Its territory includes the headwaters of the Sesia River and the Sermenza Stream , as well as the Val Ma and numerous other smaller, confluent valleys. The boundaries of the park are described in the west by the watershed of the Valsesia and Val de Gressoney , as well as Swiss national territory and the Valle Anzasca . In the north the territory is bounded by the Monte Rosa ridge . | |
| Parco naturale dei laghi di Avigliana | 1980 | 400 | The nature park is located at the entrance to the Val di Susa , on Monte Pirchiriano , in the characteristic moraine basin of Rivoli - Avigliana . The distance to the regional capital Turin is around 20 kilometers. | |
| Parco naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago | 1980 | 470 | Located on the moraine hills around Lake Maggiore in the immediate vicinity of Arona , the nature park is characterized by numerous horse pastures and forest properties. Various prehistoric settlements from the Bronze Age , tombs from the Iron Age and Roman houses (domus) have been found on its ground . The Parco naturale was established in 1980 following a referendum . | |
| Parco naturale del Bosco delle Sorti della Partecipanza di Trino | 1991 | 1068 | The protected area is located on a slight hill in the Vercella plain between the rivers Po , Dora Baltea and Sesia. The nature of the park is characterized by a planizial forest with oaks and poplars . The surrounding area, on the other hand, is strongly influenced by rice cultivation . | |
| Natural Park of the Gran Bosco di Salbertrand | 1980 | 3774 | The nature park is located on the eastern slopes of the upper Val di Susa at an altitude between 1000 and 2600 meters above sea level. It consists largely of fir forests with large larch groves and pastures. In addition to around 600 plant species, it is home to over 70 bird and 21 mammal species ( e.g. deer , roe deer and chamois ). | |
| Natural Park of Monte Fenera | 1987 | 3302 | The Monte Fenera located in the Bassa Valsesia near the cities of Novara and Vercelli. The surrounding valley is characterized by wide rice fields. The nature park itself is an ideal starting point for excursions to the Monte Rosa mountain range or to the nearby Lago Maggiore and Lago d'Orta . | |
| Parco naturale del Sacro Monte di Crea | 1980 | 47 | The artificially built Sacro Monte (German: Holy Mountain) rises in the eastern hill section of the Basso Monferrato , in the province of Alessandria . The slopes of the hill are relatively rugged and characterized by erosion-prone sedimentary rocks . The park is at an altitude between 355 and 455 meters above sea level. | |
| Natural Park of the Marguareis | 1978 | 6638 | The park includes the two opposite mountain slopes of the Punta Marguareis (2651 meters) and the high valleys of the two rivers Pesio and Tanaro . There are a number of grottos on its site , with a currently explored total length of over 150 kilometers and maximum lows of 1000 meters. The flora and fauna are mostly alpine . It is worth mentioning the relatively young presence of the wolf in the park. Until 2011 it was called Parco naturale della Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro . | |
| Parco naturale della Collina di Superga | 1991 | 745 | The nature of the park is well preserved despite its extreme proximity to the regional capital Turin. Its territory includes a multitude of hill-like elevations with a wide range of geomorphological formations, which have favored an enormous floral biodiversity (including: beeches, forest pines and whitebeams , in addition to Mediterranean manna ash and butcher's broom ). The typical representative of the fauna in the park is the wild boar . | |
| Parco naturale della Val Troncea | 1980 | 3280 | The Troncea Valley (Val Troncea) represents the origin of the collecting basin of the Chisone brook , whose headwaters arise on the Barifreddo and Appenna mountains. The valley is of glacial origin and its erosion phenomena can still be observed. The nature park itself is located in the heart of the Alps and includes the upper reaches of the Chisone. The protected area is surrounded and bounded by mountain ranges up to 3000 meters high and lies entirely on the territory of the municipality of Pragelato . | |
| Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino | 1978 | 6561 | ||
| Natural Park of the Capanne di Marcarolo | 1989 | 8216 | ||
| Parco naturale delle Lame del Sesia | 1978 | 1200 | ||
| Natural Park of Rocchetta Tanaro | 1980 | 123 | ||
| Natural Park of Stupinigi | 1992 | 1611 | ||
| Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè | 1980 | 10,928 | ||
| Parco naturale dell'Alpe Veglia e dell'Alpe Devero | 1995 | 8593 | ||
| Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime | 1995 | 27,832 | ||
| Natural Park of Interest Provinciale del Lago di Candia | 1995 | 336 | ||
| Regional Park La Mandria | 1978 | 6470 | ||
| Parco Fluviale Gesso e Stura | 2007 | 1561 | ||
Sardinia
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Natural Park of Porto Conte | 1999 | 5200 | ||
| Molentargius Regional Park - Saline | 1999 | 1622 | ||
Sicily
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco dell'Etna | 1987 | 58,095 | ||
| Parco delle Madonie | 1989 | 39,941 | ||
| Parco dei Nebrodi | 1993 | 85,587 | ||
| Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara | 2001 | 1927 | ||
Tuscany
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco Regionale della Maremma | 1975 | 8900 | The terrain of the nature park stretches from the impassable and wild hills of the hinterland down to the sandy beaches of the tourist region of Tuscany. The image of the park itself is drawn from numerous swamps , pine forests , cultivated land and pastures. Important geographical features are the Trappola marshland , the Ombrone river and the Uccellina mountain range (417 meters). | |
| Parco naturale di Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli | 1979 | 12,245 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of the Alpi Apuane | 1985 | 40,000 | ||
| Interprovinciale dei Montioni Park | ||||
| Parco provinciale dei Monti Livornesi | 1999 | 1329 | ||
Trentino-South Tyrol
Trentino
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco naturale provinciale dell'Adamello-Brenta | 1988 | 62,051 | The park is located in western Trentino and includes the Adamello and Brenta mountain groups , which are separated from each other by the Rendena Valley . The landscape is very varied with its forests, pastures, meadows , bushland, rock and glacier sections and reaches a height difference of 3100 meters (from 400 meters to 3500 meters at the summit of Presanella ). The protected area is very rich in water and has more than 50 lakes, as well as one of the largest glaciers in Europe, the Adamello glacier . The fauna is rich in species and shaped by the brown bear and the ibex . | |
| Parco Naturale Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino | 1967 | 19,711 | ||
South-Tirol
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Peaks Nature Park | 1970 | 11,635 | ||
| Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park | 1988 | 31,505 | ||
| Puez-Geisler Nature Park | 1977 | 10.196 | ||
| Trudner Horn Nature Park | 1988 | 6866 | ||
| Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Park | 1974 | 6796 | ||
| Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park | 1980 | 25,680 | ||
| Texel Group Nature Park | 1976 | 33,430 | ||
Umbria
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parco del Monte Cucco | 1995 | 10,480 | ||
| Parco del Monte Subasio | 1995 | 7442 | ||
| Parco del Lago Trasimeno | 1995 | 13,200 | ||
| Parco di Colfiorito | 1995 | 338 | ||
| Parco fluviale del Nera | 1995 | 2120 | ||
| Parco fluviale del Tevere | 1995 | 7295 | ||
Veneto
|
Surname | year | surface | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Park of the Colli Euganei | 1989 | 18,694 | The regional park , which includes 15 municipalities, is located in the Euganean Hills , the most significant hilly landscape of the Po Valley , southeast of Padua with Monte Venda as the highest elevation of 601 meters. The relatively isolated location and the volcanic origin of the landscape, with its different climates and anthropological sites, make the park a special institution in the Veneto region. | |
| Regional Park of the Delta del Po | 1997 | 12,592 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of the Dolomiti d'Ampezzo | 1990 | 11,200 | ||
| Natural Regional Park of the Fiume Sile | 1991 | 4159 | ||
| Regional Natural Park of Lessinia | 1984 | 10,201 | ||
See also
Sources and Notes
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Italian Ministry of the Environment, 2010
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z not listed in the EUAP
Web links
- Online edition of the EUAP (Italian)
- Database of all Italian national and nature parks (Italian / German / English / French)