Parks

The Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park is a national park located primarily in the province of L'Aquila, with the remainder in the provinces of Frosinone and Isernia. It was inaugurated on September 9, 1922, in Pescasseroli, where its headquarters are currently located. Considered the oldest national park in Italy, along with the Gran Paradiso National Park, it is internationally renowned for...

The Alta Murgia National Park, established in 2004, is a protected natural area located in Puglia, in the provinces of Bari and Barletta-Andria-Trani. Stretching from the Adriatic coast to the Lucanian mountains, the Alta Murgia National Park is home to the last remaining example of Mediterranean steppe in Italy. The territory features a succession of rock formations, dense forests alternating with...

The Asinara National Park is located in Sardinia, in the province of Sassari. The entire park consists of the island of Asinara, which is administered by the Municipality of Porto Torres. A unique natural treasure in the entire Mediterranean, the island has preserved its ecological habitat intact, just as it was over a century ago. It is Sardinia’s second-largest island and has an elongated shape with...

The Aspromonte National Park is located in the province of Reggio Calabria and takes its name from the Aspromonte Massif. The park protects the tip of a massive crystalline granite block that occupies the southernmost point of the peninsula, and was established to ensure the environmental preservation of the territories within the Aspromonte section of the former Calabria National Park...

Created to protect an area of extraordinary beauty, the park stretches between the Cismon Valley and the Piave River, with elevations ranging from 400 meters to 2,563 meters at Monte Schiara. The Bellunesi are part of the outer Dolomites; they are spectacular for their rugged and wild nature, yet rich in rare species and a wide variety of habitats. The park encompasses several mountain ranges: the Feltrine Alps...

Stretching across Romagna, Casentino, and Mugello lies a large protected area, comprising some of Italy’s most extensive and best-preserved woodlands and forests, as well as flora and fauna of great interest. In Romagna, the area includes the mountainous portions of the Montone, Rabbi, Bidente, and Tramazzo valleys; the Tuscan section encompasses a small part of the Mugello and the mountainous portion of the...

The Cilento, Vallo di Diano, and Alburni National Park is the second-largest national park in Italy and was established in 1991. The park encompasses a large area in the southern part of Campania, stretching from the Sele Plain to Basilicata and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Along with the archaeological sites of Paestum, Velia, and the Certosa di Padula, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site...

The coastline between Sestri Levante and La Spezia is rugged and wild, characterized by cliffs and steep mountain slopes: a landscape so beautiful that it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The magnificent villages—the Cinque Terre, famous throughout the world—are truly enchanting: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore, which, overlooking the sea, seem almost to cling to the...

The Circeo National Park is one of Italy’s five historic national parks. It was established in 1934 by Mussolini to protect the last remaining parts of the Pontine Marshes, which were being drained at that very time. It is the only national park in Italy—and in Europe—that extends across both lowland and marine environments, and has been a UNESCO “biosphere reserve” since 1997. Located along the...

The Gargano National Park, established in 1991, is located in the northeastern part of Puglia and represents the region’s mountainous area: in fact, at its highest point, Monte Calvo reaches 1,000 meters, and the park is covered by a vast forested area known as the Foresta Umbra. This is one of the largest deciduous forests in Italy; in some areas, the beech is the dominant species...