National parks in Italy

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All national parks in Italy

• Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National ParkAbruzzo / Lazio / Molise

  The Appennine heartland of the Marsican brown bear — Italy’s oldest mountain park.

• Alta Murgia National ParkApulia

  Karst plateau and steppe in Apulia around Castel del Monte.

• Appennino Lucano – Val d'Agri – Lagonegrese National ParkBasilicata

  Wild Lucanian Apennines with wolves, eagles, and deep valleys of Basilicata.

• Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National ParkTuscany / Emilia-Romagna

  Ridge country between Tuscany and Emilia — watershed forests and high pastures.

• Archipelago of La Maddalena National ParkSardinia

  Granite islands north of Sardinia with clear water and granite headlands.

• Tuscan Archipelago National ParkTuscany

  Elba and the Tuscan islands — Mediterranean scrub, mines history, and marine parks.

• Asinara National ParkSardinia

  Former prison island off northwest Sardinia, now white donkeys and empty coves.

• Aspromonte National ParkCalabria

  The toe of Italy — Aspromonte’s forests and deep Calabrian valleys.

• Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National ParkCampania

  UNESCO coasts and hills south of Naples with Greek ruins and wild limestone.

• Cinque Terre National ParkLiguria

  Five cliff villages and terraced vineyards on Liguria’s steep Mediterranean shore.

• Circeo National ParkLazio

  Coastal dunes, forests, and lagoons south of Rome near Monte Circeo.

• Dolomiti Bellunesi National ParkVeneto

  Southern Dolomite ramparts in Veneto — high cliffs above Belluno valleys.

• Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona and Campigna National ParkTuscany / Emilia-Romagna

  UNESCO ancient beeches between Tuscany and Emilia, with Camaldoli monasteries.

• Gargano National ParkApulia

  The spur of Italy — limestone coast, caves, and the Umbra forest of Apulia.

• Golfo di Orosei and Gennargentu National ParkSardinia

  Sardinia’s highest massif and the cliffs of the Gulf of Orosei.

• Gran Paradiso National ParkValle d'Aosta / Piedmont

  Italy’s first park — Alpine ibex stronghold between Valle d’Aosta and Piedmont.

• Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National ParkAbruzzo / Lazio / Marche

  Highest Apennine peaks and Campo Imperatore plateau east of Rome.

• Majella National ParkAbruzzo

  The “Mother Mountain” of Abruzzo — hermitages, gorges, and high karst.

• Monti Sibillini National ParkMarche / Umbria

  Flowering plateaus and limestone ridges of Umbria and the Marche.

• Isola di Pantelleria National ParkSicily

  Volcanic island between Sicily and Tunisia, with dammusi and black lava terraces.

• Pollino National ParkBasilicata / Calabria

  Italy’s largest park — ancient loricate pines on the Basilicata–Calabria border.

• Sila National ParkCalabria

  High plateau forests of Calabria — lakes, wolves, and cool summers.

• Stelvio National ParkLombardy / Trentino-Alto Adige

  Ortler glaciers and the high Stelvio Pass — Alpine wilderness of Lombardy and South Tyrol.

• Val Grande National ParkPiedmont

  The wildest Alpine valley of Piedmont — deep, roadless woods near Lake Maggiore.

• Vesuvius National ParkCampania

  The classic Vesuvius cone above the Bay of Naples — lava fields and vineyards.

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