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NATIONAL & REGIONAL PARKS
Created to protect a diverse booty of land, river, lake and marine ecosystems, Tuscany's national parks and
nature parks are naturally rich in outdoor experiences.
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Europe's largest mar-
ine park, covering
18,000 hectares of
land and 60,000 sq
metres of sea; typical
Mediterranean island
flora and fauna
sea kayaking,
sailing, diving,
snorkelling, wa-
ter sports, walk-
ing, cycling,
wine tasting
Parco
Nazionale
dell'Arcipelago
Toscano
spring
and sum-
mer
source of the river
Arno and Italy's most
extensive, best-pre-
served forest: ancient
pines, beech, five
maple types and the
rare yew; deer, wild
boar, mouflon, wolves
and 97 nesting bird
species
Parco
Nazionale delle
Foreste
Casentinesi,
Monte Falter-
ona e Campig-
na
spring
and au-
tumn
walking, hiking,
birdwatching
mountainous regional
park cascading to the
sea from the Garfag-
nana; golden eagles,
peregrine falcons, buz-
zards and the rare
chough (the park's
symbol)
summer
and au-
tumn
Parco Alpi
Apuane
hiking, mountain
biking, caving
coastal reserve stretch-
ing from Viareggio to
Livorno; extraordinary
birdlife (over 200 spe-
cies) in its marshes,
dunes and wetland
Parco Re-
gionale Migli-
arino, San
Rossore, Mas-
saciuccoli
easy walking,
cycling, horse-
riding, bird-
watching, canoe-
ing
spring,
summer
and au-
tumn
