The Montagna della Majella is a towering mountain range which is home to many peaks and valleys. The land within the national park which shares its name is harsh and more than 50% of the land is dominated by peaks with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above sea level. The remaining portion of the park is formed by
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Monti Sibillini is a mountain range that can be found within the central part of Italy. It is home to many of the largest peaks in the nation and today it is also protected by a national park which covers a total land area of 70,000 hectares. The national park and mountain range is home to many species of plants
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Located along the sunny shores of both the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian Seas, the Sila National Park is a popular tourist destination in Italy. The park offers some of the most romantic and picturesque sceneries in the region of Calabria. From the park, one can look out to sea and get a glimpse of the Aeolian Islands which dominate the
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The Sicanian Mountains (Monti Sicani) are only one of many mountains that can be found throughout the island of Sicily. Long before the arrival of the Phoenicians and later the Greeks, the mountains were home to an ancient tribe known as the Sicanians for which the mountains received their namesake. In Greek mythology, the Sicanian Mountains are mentioned in the
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Located in the north-central portion of Italy, you will find the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park. The park which was founded only recently back in 2001 is home to mountain lakes, grasslands, waterfalls, moorlands and forests. It is also centrally located nearby several other national parks. Some of the tallest points in Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park are the mountain peaks of
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