Trips to Italy

The Colosseum - credit: Best Adventure Trips

Nature

The Italian parks consist of land, sea, river or lake containing one or more ecosystems intact or even partially altered by man-made interventions. One or more natural formations, geological, geomorphological, biological, national interest or international naturalistic , Scientific, cultural, aesthetic, educational values to justify the intervention of the State for their conservation.

The National Parks currently enrolled are 22.

Abruzzi National Park - credit: cincinnato

The 22 national parks covering a total area of approximately 1 million and four hundred thousand hectares (14,000 square kilometre), corresponding to about 5% of the national territory.

Historical Parks

• National Park d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise (1922)
• National Park of Gran Paradiso (1922)
• National Park of Circeo (1934)
• National Park of Stelvio (1935)
• National Park of Calabria (1968)
• National Park of Aspromonte (1989)

The Dolomites - credit: dlanham

Created in ‘90

• National Park of Dolomiti Bellunesi (1990)
• National Park of Gran Sasso e Monti ofla Laga (1991)
• National Park of Cilento e Vallo di Diano (1991)
• National Park of Majella (1991)
• National Park of Gargano (1991)
• National Park of Val Grande (1992)
• National Park of Pollino (1993)
• National Park of Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna (1993)
• National Park of Monti Sibillini (1993)
• National Park Arcipelago of Maddalena (1994)
• National Park of Vesuvio (1995)
• National Park Arcipelago Toscano (1996)
• National Park of Asinara (1997)

The Cinque Terre - credit: chuntera

Created in ‘00

• National Park of Cinque Terre (1999)
• National Park of Golfo di Orosei e of Gennargentu (1998)
• National Park of Appennino Tosco-Emiliano (2001)
• National Park of Sila (2002)
• National Park of Alta Murgia (istituito nel 2004)
• National Park of Val d’Agri e Lagonegrese (istituito nel febbraio 2008)

Volcanoes

Italy is also known for the presence of numerous volcanoes, the most famous are Vesuvius near Naples, Etna near Catania which with its 3323 m is the highest volcano in Europe, and Stromboli.

Here a list of the main volcanoes of Italy

Latium (Lazio)

• Vulsini
• Cimini
• Sabatini
• Tolfa
• Colli Albani

Isole Pontine

• Ponza
• Palmarola
• Ventotene e S.Stefano

South of Italy

• Roccamonfina
• Campi Flegrei e Procida
• Ischia
• Vesuvio

Sicily

Mount Etna Eruption - credit: CyboRoZ

Etna (Muncibeddu in Sicilian) is an active volcano which is located on the east coast of Sicily (Italy), between Catania and Messina. It is the highest active volcano on the European continent and one of the largest in the world. Its height varies over time because of its eruptions, but is currently about 3,340 m. s.l.m. Its diameter is about 45 km.

Stromboli Volcano Eruption - credit: astilly

The Aeolian Islands, also known as Lipari Islands are an archipelago of volcanic origin, located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the province of Messina, north coast sicula. They include two active volcanoes, Stromboli and Vulcano. The islands attract up to 200,000 visitors annually. The Aeolian islands have been designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO for volcanic phenomena, but this appointment is likely to be withdrawn because of planned construction of a new large marina at Lipari.

The Aeolian Islands are:

• Stromboli
• Vulcano
• Lipari
• Salina
• Panarea
• Filicudi
• Alicudi

Cities and villages

The Dome of Florence - credit: Pluca

1. Rome - Roma
2. Venice - Venezia
3. Florence - Firenze
4. Turin - Torino
5. Milan - Milano
6. Naples - Napoli
7. Bologna
8. Perugia
9. Genoa - Genova
10. Padua - Padova

Archaeological sites

ABRUZZO
Scavi di Alba Fucens
Scavi di Lanciano

BASILICATA
La ” Città of Sassi “
Scavi di Melfi

CALABRIA
Scavi di Sibari
Scavi di Locri Epizephiri

CAMPANIA
Napoli centro storico e Crypta Neapolitana
L’area archeologica di Baia

EMILIA ROMAGNA
Zona Archeologica di Reggio Emilia
Zona Archeologica di Budrio

FRIULI VEN. GIULIA
Itinerario Archeologico di Aquileia-Grado
Scavi di Udine e provincia

LAZIO
Ceccano e l’antica Fregellae
I Castelli Romani

LIGURIA
L’antica città di Luna
Scavi: Finale Ligure - Savona

LOMBARDIA
Scavi archeologici di S.Andrea
Montevecchia Preistorica

MARCHE
L’archeologia di Cingoli - Camerino -
Zona archeologica di Suasa

MOLISE
l’Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno
Isernia La Pineta

PIEMONTE
Scavi di Viverone e la ‘pietra fica’
Scavi nell’alta Val Tanaro

PUGLIA
L’antica Gnatia
Ruvo di Puglia Museo e Cattedrale

SARDEGNA
La Sardegna: il museo a cielo aperto
Grotta verde - Grotta di Nettuno

SICILIA
Gli scavi di Cittadella
Archeologia nella provincia di Trapani

TOSCANA
Gli scavi di Pisa
Zone archeologiche della Garfagnana

TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE
Sito archeologico di Dos Castel
Le palafitte di Ledro e Fiavè

UMBRIA
Le Mummie, l’Abbazia e le Chiese di Ferentillo
L’antica Otricoli

VALLE D’AOSTA
Museo archeologico Regionale
Zona archeologica d’Aosta

VENETO
Gli scavi di Belluno - Mel - Feltre
L’area archeologica of Veneto