Discovering the 10 most beautiful forests on the Italian peninsula
In a sense, visiting the 10 Italian forests most beautiful allows us to tour our peninsula and discover its most hidden corners that hide impressive landscapes.
The first stop is Tarvisian (Udine). This small corner of the world is famous for its spruce trees, widely used to produce the best violins that can be found on the market. A little further west, in the prealps between Veneto and Friuli, is Cansiglio, which during the domination of the Serenissima became the main source of wood, although still with control policies that could be considered avant-garde for those times. The last stop in the north is near the Mincio River, in the province of Mantua. He fountain forest It was initially established as a hunting preserve for the Gonzaga family. They are also responsible for an excellent game and plant protection policy, creating microsystems within them that make them extremely valuable.
Continuing towards the center of Italy, we stop at Vallombrosa (Florence), in a coniferous and broadleaf forest that surrounds the abbey that bears its name and to which it owes its prosperity. Going down towards the capital is a park known more for its misdeeds than for its naturalistic importance. This is Circeo (Latina), protected at the request of Mussolini in the 1930s and the last witness of the environment that reigned in this area before the recovery of the Pontine plain. Compared to the other forests described here it is the smallest, but due to its importance it has been declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.
In southern Italy we can visit three important forests, starting with Sasso Frattino (Caserta), which holds the distinction of being the first protected reserve in the Italian Republic, essential for the repopulation of deer. Passing along the Adriatic side we find the Umbra Forest in the heart of the Gargano, populated by the last examples of Italian roe deer. Going down to Calabria, I Sulla Giants They will leave us speechless: these are ultra-centennial larch pines that measure up to 45 meters in height, reminiscent of the sequoias of North America.
In Sicily it is worth a visit. ficuzza forest (Palermo), protected by the Bourbons as a royal hunting lodge and known for its whirlpools and evergreen Mediterranean forest. Finally, Sardinia gives us the supramonte, with unique contrasts that range from the expanses of oaks to the deep gorges, passing through the nuraghi.
