News from the Italian Parks

(12 Feb 16) The European Day of Parks takes place on the 24th of May, and the Europarc Federation proposes again its initiative to commemorate the day in 1909, when the first European Park was founded in Sweden. In Italy, the 24th of May expands over more days with a rich agenda of meetings, hikes, exhibitio...

(13 Gen 16) A mushroom species called Schildia sancti-luxurii - in honor of the Saint the San Rossore Estate was named after - was found in the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Nature Park: it is stated by two mycologists from Pisa, Paolo Franchi and Mauro Marchetti, experts on the mushrooms of the protecte...

(Riomaggiore, 08 Gen 16) With just over 2 months until March 20th, the date of the 2nd edition of Sciacchetrail®, the 2016 race promises to be a melting pot of international runners. With a total of only 250 race bibs available, runners from many countries will race along the 47 km of trails through the villages, sanc...

(Riomaggiore, 09 Dic 15) It is an honor for me to take part in this ceremony and to be invited to the European Parliament. I give the Cinque Terre National Park's greetings to all of you. I would like to thank Europarc for having granted us the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, which allows us to become part of a v...

(18 Nov 15) On the 17th of November 2015, in Paris, the 38th Plenary Session of the UNESCO General Conference recognized the Global Network of Geoparks as UNESCO's official program and established the new category called UNESCO Global Geoparks. At the same time, all the 120 existing Geoparks - situated in 33 Co...

(28 Set 15) New videos about the project's actions and the events it took part in are online. The videos, realized by Valerio Quartapelle, deal with the participation of the project in some summer events dedicated to sheep farming and to tourism, and to the actions under way to support breedin...

(12 Lug 15) Europarc Federation is working to organize the greatest event of the year as far as the Parks are concerned: the annual conference for 2015. It will take place on the 26th and 27th of October in Regensburg (Bayern), in Germany, in the city which witnessed the birth of Europarc. Title: "Protecte...

(Vogogna, 26 Giu 15) The Park Authority informs users that the routine maintenance works will soon start in some bivouacs (Alpe La Colma, Alpe Scaredi, Alpe In La Piana, Bocchetta di Campo). During the works (daytime) the bivouacs will not be available, at night-time they will be usable, but some inconveniences may o...

(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...

(Tione di Trento, 16 Gen 15) The Park's mobile app is ready and it needs to be tested: if you have a smartphone or an iPhone, if you feel like walking, reading the information boards and taking pictures, then you can become part of the voluntary testers group. Your suggestions and tips will be useful to improve the Park's mobil...