News from the Italian Parks

(Vogogna, 31 Mag 19) The Municipality of Premosello, with Decree no 6/2019 has forbidden the transit of vehicles and pedestrians along the Alpe Lut - Alpe La Piana track on June 3rd from 7.30 a.m. This closure is necessary to allow the security work of a landslide. The reopening of the road wil...

(Vogogna, 21 Mag 19) The "Comuniterrae. Mappe di Comunità Culturali di Paesaggi Alpini nel Parco Nazionale della Val Grande" (Comuniterrae. Maps of Cultural Communities of Alpine Landscapes in the Val Grande National Park) project is among the four Italian winners of the EUROPEAN HERITAGE AWARD / Europa Nostra AW...

(Mantova, 16 Mag 19) Sunday 2nd June (the initial date of 19th May was postponed due to adverse weather conditions) the 2019 edition of BIOBLITZ will take place at Bertone Park. It is a citizen science event that occurs at the same time in all the Lombardy parks, directed by the Region of Lombardia and the Parks Area. ...

(Malé, 24 Apr 19) Promoted by the Alto Noce River Park, the course is part of the European project “Be Water”, supported by the Erasmus + programme. In addition to the Alto Noce River Park (the leader institution), the project has as its partner the Italian Rafting Federation, the Gimpex Straza Rafting Cl...

(Manarola - Sede-, 24 Apr 19) Please note that open-toe shoes and/or shoes with smooth soles or shoes without a non-slip “Vibram-type” sole are prohibited. Transgressors will be punished according to paragraph 2 of art. 30 of law 394/91 and subsequent modifications...

(Manarola - Sede Parco Cinque Terre, 19 Apr 19) Here is the list of the ongoing interventions by the Municipality of Vernazza, supported by Cinque Terre National Park, with Managerial Resolution no. 48 29.01.2019 concerning the ‘Assignement of the contribution to the Municipalities of Vernazza and Levanto for risk reduction measures along t...

(11 Apr 19) Increasing sustainable development and the management of tourism in protected areas, in order to consider the needs of environment, residents, local businesses and visitors. This is the main purpose of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism (ECTS) that Europarc, (the organization that coordi...

(Pantelleria, 09 Apr 19) Legambiente has mapped some itineraries thanks to the Street View Trekker Loan Program so as to offer new paths to be visited on foot and to be displayed "virtually" also on computer, using Google Maps. The trails' images have been "mapped" in recent months by the association's volunteers who have...

(Pantelleria, 05 Apr 19) The work by Gianpaolo Rampini found great appreciation in the first step of the communication launched through the commercial of the National Park of the Pantelleria Island on Sky network in December. 30 seconds of images that captivate and leave you breathless, capable of conveying all the essence...

(Este, 22 Feb 19) Following the Decree of the Extraordinary Commissioner no. 20/2019, from 22.02.2019 up to 15.06.2019, pursuant to the “Birds” and “Habitat” 79/409/CEE and 92/43/CEE Directives, it is forbidden to climb and descend from above in the area of the east wall of Rocca Pendice. Indi...