Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park

Forest ridges, high grasslands and lakes between Tuscany and Emilia in northern Italy

The park covers the mountain ridges between the Cisa and Forbici Passes, where forest separates Tuscany from Emilia. Summits such as Alpe di Succiso, Monte Prado and Monte Cusna rise above lakes, bilberry moorland and high-mountain grassland.

1Pietra di BismantovaVertical rock walls that dominate the landscape in Emilia.
2Monte CusnaOne of the park's dominant summits, at over 2,121 m.
3Lake PradaccioOne of the park's mountain lakes.

Things to do

  • On footClimb Monte Cusna, at over 2,121 m
  • On footWalk to Alpe di Succiso or Monte Prado across the high-mountain grasslands
  • Try thisLook at the vertical walls of Pietra di Bismantova in Emilia
  • HeritageVisit Lake Pradaccio or Lake Scuro Parmense
Pietra di Bismantova
Pietra di Bismantova
Monte Cusna
Monte Cusna
Lake Pradaccio
Lake Pradaccio

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Italy · Tuscany and Emilia Est. 2001 Size 228 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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