News from the Italian Parks: Lombardy

(Mantova, 16 Ago 17) Mincio Park reminds all those practicing wels catfishing that the Park has an agreement with a specialised company appointed to remove, within two hours, the carcasses of wels catfish. In order to do that, however, the fish have to be carried onto the ground. If you do, you can call the Park Authori...

(Mantova, 13 Lug 17) In 47 out of 66 activities constituting the Action Plan of the Mincio River Contract (they were initially 62, then 4 more have been added) there have been progresses, or the related activities have been started and, in some cases, even concluded.The technical group that met yesterday at the Park off...

(Mantova, 21 Mar 17) It is designed for schools and helps discover the world under the water surfaceThe activity started by placing sheltered spots for threatened fish to lay eggs, and with restocking actions, especially of pikes, perches, common rudds and tenches. Now Mincio Park has entered a new stage of fish protect...

(Mantova, 14 Apr 16) A long journey in stages to be acquainted with Mantua's natural profile giving this town its identity of "City of Water": in the protected area it was named after, the Mincio Park proposes a calendar of events entitled "I volti della natura in città" (Nature's faces in town), ...

(Bormio, 26 Mar 15) The winners of the 'Fotografare il Parco' international contest's 10th edition have been declared. The contest was organized by the Stelvio, Gran Paradiso, Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise and Vanoise national parks in collaboration with Swarovski Optik Italia. Once again the contest registered a great pa...

(Bormio, 15 Gen 15) Since the 2nd of January, for those who love riding the bike near the sky, it has been possible to book the race bibs to deal with one of the Alps' most fascinating trails in the area of the great Cancano lakes, in the Upper Valtellina. An 86 km long enterprise for those who choose the "marath...

(Mantova, 24 Ott 14) Even if it is coming later than expected, autumn is a special show in the Bertone Park. In the forest of a thousand trees, in these days a color explosion occurs: green, yellow, orange, red and brown are the colors which mark the natural phenomenon of the foliage, namely the leaves changing color in...

(Mantova, 27 Ago 14) From Castellaro Lagusello to Governolo, 12 stages starting now and lasting until late October to discover this territory: it is the new free hike session proposed by the Mincio Park along with the nature guides, who propose destinations one can reach on foot, by bike or by boat, to discover...

(Mantova, 21 Dic 13) For the 30th anniversary of its establishment neither the wonderful pictures of the animal and plant species, nor those of the landscapes we are used to see published in the calendar since 1988, but people will tell us the 12th month of 2014. The 12 protagonists were chosen by the park to summarize...

(Mantova, 13 Dic 13) Two short guides propose eight thematic itineraries in the Terre del Mincio, presenting the territory between the Garda lake and the Po river through its thousand-year old history - Arcehomincio - and historical events - Mincio and War: they are the popular version of the studies carried out by two ...