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Province
National Parks
Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano
National Natural Reserves
Bibbona
Calafuria
Isola di Montecristo
Tomboli di Cecina
Other protected areas
Area di interesse locale Fiume Cecina (Cecina)
Area di interesse locale Macchia della Magona
Parchi Val di Cornia
Area di interesse locale Parco archeologico di Baratti e
Populonia
Area di interesse locale Parco archeominerario di San Silvestro
Area di interesse locale Parco costiero della Sterpaia
Parco Interprovinciale di Montioni
Parco Provinciale dei Monti Livornesi
Riserva Padule Orti-Bottagone
Wetlands
Padule di Bolgheri e territori limitrofi
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.
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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