Facilities
Guided Visits
You can visit the Park with reliable and prepared tour guides, trained and authorized by the Park Authority. For bookings or information about the tour guide service, please contact the Visitor Centers or directly the tour guides having agreements with the Park Authority.
Official List of the Tour Guides
Dam and Water Ecomusem in Ridracoli
In the charming scenario of Ridracoli dam, you will find "IDRO Ecomuseo delle Acque di Ridracoli" consisting of a central seat in the town of Ridracoli and of thematic centers at the dam.
The central seat welcomes the visitor with exhibit halls:
- Wildlife of Bidente Valley
- Man and Water
- The Circulating Energy
- Water and Living Beings
- 3D hall "l'Acqua degli Oracoli": An exciting 3D movie to discover the beauty of the forests around the lake.
The
thematic centers situated at Ridracoli dam, near the crown, give the
opportunity to know more on some environmental issues regarding the
National Park and the history of the building of the dam.
- The Naturalistic Center represents an open door on Foreste Casentinesi National Park. The
galleries along the right shore of the lake are the gateways to the
protected area. Inside them, through visual, auditory, and tactile
sensations, you will get surrounded by the natural dimension of the
Park.
- The Technological Center is an area dedicated
to the history of the building of the dam and to the control systems
used. Through the display of building schemes, projects, and photos,
you can go through the main laps of the work.
C.F.S. - Park Surveillance Service
The CFS carries out the surveillance service of the National Park, and it depends on the Park Authority. In Foreste Casentinesi National Park, the CTA consists in ten forest stations which are situated in San Godenzo (FI), Campigna (FC), Camaldoli (AR), Badia Prataglia (AR), Chiusi della Verna (AR), Stia (AR), S. Piero in Bagno (FC), Corniolo (FC), Premilcuore (FC), and S. Benedetto in Alpe (FC), a head office in Pratovecchio (AR) and a detached office in S. Sofia (FC) in the Park Offices. The Service consists of 38 elements: 2 Officers, 17 Inspectors and Supervisors, 17 Assistants and Agents, and 2 Operators.
Useful phone numbers:
- CTA Pratovecchio - Tel. +39 0575 582706 - +39 0575 581401
- CTA S. Sofia - Tel. +39 0543 970769
- S.Godenzo Forest Station - Tel. +39 055 8375088
- Campigna Forest Station - Tel. +39 0543 980301
- Camaldoli Forest Station - Tel. +39 0575 556014
- Badia Prataglia Forest Station - Tel. +39 0575 559002
- La Verna - Vallesanta Forest Station - Tel. +39 0575 599024
- Stia Forest Station - Tel. +39 0575 504290
- S.Piero in Bagno Forest Station - Tel. +39 0543 917087
- Corniolo Forest Station - Tel. +39 0543 980025
- Premilcuore Forest Station - Tel. +39 0543 956916
- S.Benedetto in A. Forest Station- Tel. +39 0543 965304
- Pronto intervento di emergenza ambientale del CFS (environment emergencies) - 1515
Mountain Bike Rental
You can rent mountain bikes for tours and walks in the Park at the Visitor Centers of: Badia Prataglia, Chiusi della Verna and Camaldoli in Tuscany and Campigna and Tredozio in Romagna.
For further information on the rental conditions and availability, please contact:
Badia Prataglia Visitor Center: Tel. +39 0575 559477
Chiusi della Verna Visitor Center: Tel. +39 0575 532098
Camaldoli Info Point: Tel. +39 0575 556130
Campigna Info Point: Tel. +39 0543 980231
Tredozio Visitor Center: Tel. +39 0546 943182
The Park Train
A coach of the train of LFI (La Ferroviaria Italiana) crosses Casentino Valley to reach Arezzo and, animated by the lively colors of a wonderful nature, invites - not only with words - to visit the beauties of our Apennines.
The initiative, based on a three-year agreement with LFI and with the collaboration of Consorzio Casentino Sviluppo e Turismo, not only aims at promoting the knowledge of the Park and therefore at increasing tourism in the protected area, but also at promoting the use of an ecological means of transport like the train, according to the philosophy of a National Park.
