News from the Italian Parks

(Torino, 02 Feb 22) From 27 to 30 September 2022, the 8th World Conference on Mountain Ungulates (WCMU) will be held in Cogne, as part of the events planned for the Park’s hundredth anniversary, organised by the Grand Paradiso and Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Parks, in collaboration with Foundation Grand Pa...

(Pantelleria, 25 Gen 22) The Authority of the Pantelleria Island National Park, on the World Bee Day, is promoting the first major international meeting dedicated to pollinators. The Pantelleria Island is, once again, a laboratory of biodiversity and thus organises a scientific initiative that, from 16 to 20 May, will bring...

(Sede Parco Cinque Terre, 21 Gen 22) The Park trail maintainers reconstructed the collapsed dry-stone wall of about 3 meters in Macereto and restored the handrail, thereby the stretch closed on January 6th can now be accessed again. The reopening of the path was ordered with the revocation of the Mayoral Order no. 2/2022 ...

(Sede Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, 07 Gen 22) The Municipality of Monterosso, with Order no. 2 dated 7 January 2022 and the Municipality of Vernazza, with Orders no. 1 and no. 2 dated 7 January 2022, provide for the closure of Corniglia-Vernazza-Monterosso stretches of the REL SVA Verde Azzurro (Green Blue) path. This is due to the collapse of ...

(Sede Parco Cinque Terre, 29 Dic 21) The fare adjustment of the Cinque Terre Treno Multiservice Card, applied from 1 January 2022, does not provide any increase in fees for the Park Authority and is due to the coming into force of the new Service Agreement between Trenitalia and Liguria Region (Resolution of the Regional Council no. 83...

(Sede Parco Cinque Terre, 10 Dic 21) The Cinque Terre Marine Protected Area, established in 1997, preserves an extraordinary wealth of biodiversity, habitats, and species protected at EU level. It is an integral part of the Pelagos Sanctuary, the most important reserve in the Mediterranean Sea for the conservation of marine mammals. Th...

(Venaria Reale, 31 Ott 21) We would like to remind visitors that, from 31/10/21, the day of the solar time return, the Park will close at 5.00 p.m. We remind you that the Park will be closed to the public in the event of snow, wind, heavy and persistent rain. Before going to the Park, in the event of bad weather, we suggest...

(Francavilla di Sicilia, 27 Ott 21) Hydrogeological and hydraulic risk. Alert levels...

(Sede Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, 23 Ott 21) The stretch of the Verde Azzurro Vernazza-Monterosso path is now accessible again. This follows the reconstruction of a large portion of the dry-stone wall (about 8 meters), collapsed on the left bank of Rio Gaggià, on which the hiking trail runs. This work, carried out by the Consorzio Ati...

(Vogogna, 20 Ott 21) Warning: due to the ongoing pandemic, accessing all Park's bivouacs is forbidden, except in cases of proven emergency. Furthermore, we inform you that: The bivouac located in Pian di Boit is currently entrusted to the Società Cooperativa Valgrande for building operations, therefore the acces...