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Province
National Parks
Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano
Regional Parks
Parco della Maremma
National Natural Reserves
Belagaio
Duna Feniglia
Lago di Burano
Laguna di ponente di Orbetello
Marsiliana
Poggio Tre Cancelli
Scarlino
Tomboli di Follonica
Other protected areas
Area di interesse locale Costiere di Scarlino
Oasi Vulci
Parchi Val di Cornia
Parco Interprovinciale di Montioni
Riserva Interprovinciale Basso Merse
Riserva Interprovinciale Cornate e Fosini
Riserva Interprovinciale Cornate e Fosini
Riserva Interprovinciale Farma
Riserva Interprovinciale La Pietra
Riserva Provinciale Bosco della SS. Trinitr
Riserva Provinciale Diaccia Botrona
Riserva Provinciale Laguna di Orbetello
Riserva Provinciale Montauto
Riserva Provinciale Monte Labbro
Riserva Provinciale Monte Penna
Riserva Provinciale Pescinello
Riserva Provinciale Poggio all'Olmo
Riserva Provinciale Rocconi
Wetlands
Laguna di Orbetello (parte nord)
Lago di Burano
Padule della Diaccia Botrona
National Parks Parco
Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano
The Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano includes the seven
islands of the Arcipelago: Elba, Capraia, Gorgona, Pianosa,
Montecristo, Giglio, and Giannutri. They are very different
islands as far as their geological origins are concerned:
while Capraia has volcanic origins, Giglio and Elba are
mainly granitic. Because of these differences, the landscape
and the shape of each isle is different. The human presence
dating back to very ancient times is witnessed by a number
of finds and by the ancient tradition of mineral working,
and it has strongly shaped the originary vegetation and
the holm oak woods which can be found nowadays only in some
parts of the Elba island, while the Mediterranean maquis
dominates. The Arcipelago Toscano has always represented
a shelter and a connection area between Sardegna - Corsica
and the Italian peninsula. As a consequence, it is easy
to understand the reason why the arcipelago houses some
species typical of these two islands, such as seabirds,
sheawaters, black-headed gulls, among which the rare Audouin's
Gull, an endemic species which is typical of the Mediterranean
area and other few places. It is also possible to sight
cetaceans, while monk seals are not very common.
Regional Parks Parco
della Maremma
The area of Parco Naturale della Maremma stretches along
the Tyrrhenian coast from Principina a Mare to Alberese,
and up to Talamone. The Park is characterized by important
geographical elements such as the last stretch of the river
Ombrone, the orographic system of the mountains of the Uccellina
which reaches 417 meters of height in Poggio Lecci, the
marsh area of the Trappola, and the coast which is both
sandy and characterized by steep cliffs.
Parchi Val di Cornia
In the province of Livorno, almost next to the Isola d'Elba,
the Parchi della Val di Cornia represent a unique reality
in Italy. Six areas on the coast and in the hills, going
back through the history of the territory from Etruscan
times to the present day, have been combined into an integrated
system.
The Parks are very near one to the other, and consequently
visitors are given the opportunity to follow an itinerary
beginning in the Parchi costieri della Sterpaia e di Rimigliano,
where the sea joins the woods.
From the hills to the sea, from nature to man.
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