News from the Italian Parks: Piedmont

(Vogogna, 19 Ago 11) The traces of the heritage made of history and military archaeology at the border between Italy and Switzerland become the occasion to carry out an Italian-Swiss trekking to discover Val Grande National Park, Bolle di Magadino Nature Reserve, and the area of Locarno, bound to become the second Swiss...

(Vogogna, 30 Giu 11) Within the events of "Parchi 2011", for the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy and "Musica in quota", summer festival of alpine concerts, on Saturday 9th July 2011, in Pian d'Arla (between Colle and Passo Folungo), at 8.30 p.m., Val Grande National Park presents "...

(Venaria Reale, 31 Mag 11) Entries are open Summer special! One week of adventures with tours, discovery games, naturalistic didactics, knowledge of the territory and points of interest of La Mandria Park, reserved to children and kids from 6 to 14 years of age. Activities: discovery games, tours, environmental education a...

(Torino, 10 Mag 11) The Bearded Vulture "Siel" (meaning "sky" in the local dialect of Valle d'Aosta region) was born in Valsavarenche, in the heart of Gran Paradiso National Park. It is the first specimen born in a wild state in the Western Alps since 1913, date of the last killing occurred in Val d...

(18 Giu 10) The first exhibit on the protected areas of Piedmont organized by Regione Piemonte will be inaugurated on Saturday 19th June at 5.00 p.m. in the premises of the Landscape Museum of Palazzo Biumi Visconti in Pallanza.With the participation of the President of the Regional Council Valerio Cattaneo, th...

(27 Mag 10) The Park Authority informs that also this year, because of the prolonged presence of snow on the northern slopes, it is recommended to choose your itineraries with care.The "Classic Traverse" Malesco - Premosello still presents difficulties during the climb from Val Loana to Alpe Scaredi (...

(24 Mag 10) With ordinance no. 181 of 20th May 2010, the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola ORDERS the closure of SP road no. 90 Rovegro - Cicogna for pipeline replacement works in the aqueduct Bignuno-Rovegro from Km 6+080 to Km 7+050 from 24th to 28th May 2010, 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. The passage of emergency veh...

(16 Mar 10) On Sunday 28th March 2010, on the occasion of the event "Ricordando Don Antonio Fiora e Maria Peron" that will take place in Cicogna, the SP road no. 90 Rovegro - Cicogna will become one way in direction Cicogna from noon until 3.00 p.m. (decree no. 65 of 11th March 2010 of Provincia del V...

(06 Mag 09) The European Day of Parks will be celebrated on 24th May and, as every year, the initiative of the European Federation of Parks repeats itself, to remind the day when in 1909 the first European park was established in Sweden. This date has without a doubt a great symbolic value, and for this reason ...