Not too far from the shores of Lake Maggiore is where you will find one of Italy’s largest wilderness reserves. Running from the lake shores up to the peak of Mount Rosa, the Val Grande National Park was officially established back in 1992. However the history of the area as a reserve dates back much further into the history of
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Located in the Belluno Province in the northeastern part of Italy, one can find the magnificent Dolomites. This mountain range is part of the larger Limestone Alps. The Dolomites extend from the Pieve di Cadore to the Adige River and includes the provinces of Trentino, South Tyrol as well as Belluno. The entire mountain range has been declared a World
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Located along the coastlines of Sardinia, one can find the geomarine Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park which was first established back in 1994. The park covers a total area of 12,000 hectares which includes coastlines and seas. A total of 180 kilometres of the Sardinia coastline is within the national park. There are many coastal islands which fall within
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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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Located in the northern part of Italy, the Cinque Terre National Park is one of the youngest national parks in Italy, established back in 1999. The Cinque Terre is also the nation’s smallest park which covers only an area of 4,300 hectares. Another interesting fact regarding the park is that it is also home to more than 5,000 lucky permanent
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