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Parks and Lagoons Friuli Venezia Giulia: a park to discover A trove of magic sounds, unexpected encounters, infinite panoramas and crystal clear waters. Parks and reserves make this whole region invaluable, with its realms of rare animals and favourite destinations for birdwatchers. xperiencing Friuli Venezia Giulia also dropping straight into the sea. If you are E means following the most beautiful partial to lagoon landscapes, the Isola della trails, taking in the profiles and Cona and the Canal Novo and Cavanata colours of the landscape, and discovering valleys have very unusual ecosystems with the fauna and flora of an untouched a special allure for birdwatchers. environment. From the sea, to the hills and up to the mountains, there is a world of Friuli Venezia Giulia also boasts many fascinating opportunities awaiting you, interesting lakeside areas, such as the where you can immerse yourself in an emerald green Cornino lake, a nesting unspoilt environment, whose boundless ground for the majestic griffons often seen spaces are enveloped in magic silences, in the area, and the Nature reserve of only broken by the sounds and voices of Doberdò and Pietrarossa, populated by nature. Off the beaten track, you come woodpeckers, golden jackals and its across tiny protected areas brimming with characteristic black poplars. unusual sceneries, or vast splendid parks. Look out for the interesting geomorphologic features of the Riserva Naturale Forra del There are two main natural parks: the Parco Cellina, the largest canyon in the region delle Dolomiti Friulane the Parco delle and one of the most stunning in Italy, and Prealpi Giulie. These are ideal places for those of Val Rosandra, in the karst very interesting nature walks, visits and highlands, featuring cliffs, vertical rock excursions, where you can catch sight of walls, small waterfalls, lakes and gorges. deer and roe deer, see tracks of bears and lynxes, and glimpse magnificent birds Don’t leave Friuli Venezia Giulia without of prey soaring up above, first going for a quiet horse ride along the between the clouds. On the gentle slopes of the Parco Intercomunale other side of the region, delle Colline Carniche, where, between along the Trieste coast, places of worship and ancient hamlets, lie the nature reserves pinewoods and guided trails, you can of Miramare and of the admire the original varieties of wild orchids Falesie di Duino, and various animal species which inhabit where you can dive this mini “compendium of the Universe”. into the sea world on a guided tour, or Come and discover the immense natural enjoy breathtaking wealth of Friuli Venezia Giulia, a unique settings walking park in a unique region. along the Rilke Trail, with its Mediterranean vegetation and cliffs 3 Parco Naturale Regionale Highlights delle Dolomiti Friulane Events February - Resia Carnival Majestic dolomitic peaks and splendid natural settings. May - Eastern Alp Parks Rendezvous Ideal for excursions, trekking and mountaineering. June - Rio Resartico Mine Festival he Regional Natural Park is situated on the mountain range towering over the T Western Friulian Plain bordered by the Tagliamento and Piave rivers. It covers 36 950 hectares of the most beautiful land in the whole region. The dolomitic peaks Parco Naturale Regionale and the splendid natural settings make this area a real paradise for excursions, trekking and mountaineering. Promotion initiatives for advertising and protecting the territory delle Prealpi Giulie favour schools, but do not exclude individuals and groups. For example, “A scuola nel Parco” (at school in the park) is a project proposing both ethnographic trails aimed at environmental observation and education, as well as sports and recreation schemes useful for stimulating psychomotory skills. Booking is required for these all-year activities. INFORMATION AND CONTACTS Have a go at rock climbing with “Formula Ecoclimbing”; Managing Body it also offers two winter formulas: “Formula Iceland” Ente Parco Naturale Dolomiti friulane and “Racchette da neve” (snowshoes), which Via Vittorio Emanuele, 27 include the technical materials needed for coping 33080 Cimolais (Pn) on snowy and icy terrain. Tel. +39 0427 87333 Paths crossing the valleys and snaking up the hills are also great to climb with expert Fax +39 0427 877900 guides. In summer, the trails are imbued with the inebriating fragrance of flowers. [email protected] www.parcodolomitifriulane.it In winter, go for a hike on snowshoes to look for wild animal tracks in the snow. stablished in 1996, the Regional INFORMATION AND CONTACTS E Natural Park of the Julian Prealps Managing Body Highlights extends over just under 10,000 Ente Parco Naturale Prealpi Giulie Highlights Piazza del Tiglio, 3 hectares, including the higher areas of the 33010 Prato di Resia (Ud) Permanent exhibitions in visitors’ centres Mount Plauris and Mount Musi ranges and Tel. +39 0433 53534/53483 Some proposals • Cimolais visitors’ centre (Pn) - Tel. +39 0427 87046 the Mount Canin massif. These areas have Fax +39 0433 53129 On snowshoes in Sella Saturdays and Sundays 10.30-12.30am / 3.30-6.30pm been declared a reserve in virtue of their [email protected] Prevala. A day dedicated to The exhibition: “Educational itinerary valuable geology, nature, landscape and www.parcoprealpigiulie.org self-rescue in an avalanche as an introduction to the park” also history and culture, containing as they situation, which also • Erto e Casso visitors’ centre (Pn) - Tel. +39 0427 879246 do unusual features which are hard to find Ufficio informazioni di Resiutta illustrates and tests search Via Nazionale, 77 elsewhere. The Park Authorities organise Saturdays and Sundays 10-12am / 2-6pm 33010 Resiutta (Ud) techniques using ARVA The exhibition: “The Vajont catastrophe, a space for guided visits along the many trails running Tel. +39 0433 5502401 devices. In January. memory” and “Vajont: images and memories” through the valleys and up the mountains [email protected] Blossom Observation along • Andreis visitors’ centre (Pn) - Tel. +39 0427 764416 in the protected area. In summertime you the Natura Valle Musi Trail. Sunday 4-7pm can really feel the strong appeal of the In June. Exhibition “Avifauna in the park” mountains and their brightly coloured The Canin plateau rock • Poffabro visitors’ centre (Pn) - Tel. +39 0427 784944 blossoms, while in the quieter winter garden and a visit to the Sunday 4-7pm season, it is fun to walk along the snowy display showcase dedicated Exhibitions: “The Poffabro dairy” paths on snowshoes, looking for footprints to karstification and to and “In mont - Malghe in the park” left in the snow by wild animals. And it’s speleology in the Canin area. • Forni di Sopra visitors’ centre (Ud) - Tel. +39 0433 88080 not just about walks in the great outdoors, In August. Fridays 5-7.30pm, Saturdays and Sundays the visitors’ centres and all the Deer roaring in Val Uccea. 10-12am / 5-7.30pm municipalities located within the Park In September. Exhibition: “Vegetation in the park” territory open their doors to visitors so they • Forni di Sotto visitors’ centre (Ud) - Tel. +39 0433 877403 can deepen their knowledge of the natural, Booking is required. historical and cultural features Exhibition: “Forest typologies in the park” distinguishing this territory. 4 5 Riserva Naturale Regionale delle Falesie di Duino Parco Intercomunale delle Colline Carniche A lovely park he Park extends over the area where The Rilke trail winds along surface by earthquakes thrusting upwards, T the Degano stream flows into the causing the formation of the sharp towering to visit all year Tagliamento river, and it owes its name Highlights an easy path imbued with the outcrops overhanging the gulf. Despite the round, offering (Park of the Carnic hills) to its gentle slopes fragrances of Mediterranean fact that most of the Reserve is covered in cultural and nature and sunny hills covered in woodlands and Activities and park vegetation, offering wonderful black pines (typical continental vegetation) trails for people glades, although it also hosts one of the attractions views of white cliffs dropping the protected area highlights the change largest and most fertile plains in Carnia. Go for a horse ride, setting out from woodland to Mediterranean brushwood, of all ages. It is situated at a low altitude and can from the stables situated inside down into a deep blue sea. mainly composed of holly oaks and Come and try be visited all year round. the Pineta di Villa Santina. hornbeams, which gradually give way to it out on foot, The trails are all easy and can be followed The stables also organize shrubs towards the sea. This is a suitable even on a fine winter’s day, although visits hippotherapy activities. INFORMATION AND CONTACTS stablished in 1996, the Duino habitat for reptiles (snakes, adders and on a mountain bike may not be possible in some icy areas. As part of the Park’s initiatives Managing Body E Regional Nature Reserve extends over lizards) and nesting for non-migratory birds Comune di Duino-Aurisina Spring is the best time for admiring the of propagation and promotion, 107 hectares, along a strip of land such as blue rock thrushes, herring-gulls or on horseback. Aurisina, 102 flora, but winter colours also offer an orienteering map has been 34013 Duino Aurisina (Ts) where the climate change from Middle and ravens, not to mention the peregrine, a spectacle of rare beauty. adapted for children, so they Tel. +39 040 2017371 European to Mediterranean is clearly visible. an endangered species which has found It is the ideal place for cultural and nature can really get close to nature. www.comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it Its high biodiversity gives life to a landscape shelter in the most inaccessible points on INFORMATION AND CONTACTS Managing Body excursions for people of all ages. A network The aim is to extend this of rare beauty, featuring white limestone the cliffs.