Nature reserves and birdwatching in Viterbo province
Aquapendente-a reserve on the shore of lake Bolsena excellent for walking
Soriano-climbing the Monte dei Cimini the Faggetta or Beech wood cover the mountain, excellent for walking
Caprarola-includes Lago di Vico another of the areas volcanic lakes
Bomarzo-close to a Renaisance sculpture park exhibiting strange and unusual works of art
Corchiano-a local idyll, full of wildlife
Tarquinia-a coastal reserve situated on salt flats
Sutri-a visit to the Sutri reserve could be combined with a visit to the Etruscan amphitheatre carved out of rock
Calcatta-this reserve is close to an old fotifyed village built on a plateaux with only one point of entrance and exit
The nearest sea shore is thirty minute away and is quite unspoilt, visit the tiny Hamlet of Montalto as your starting point
Birdwatching near La Lucertola
1:
Monte Pisani (Pisan Hills) - where we are. Near coastal hills up
to 900m high. Protected area, mainly forest, on the upper slopes of
chestnut, oak and pine. Great not too strenuous walking with sea
views (7 miles away) and forestry commision maintained trails.
2: San Rossore National
Park - 5 miles away. A coastal maritime pine and wetland area -
nature reserve and education centre. 23,000 hectares. http://www.parcomsrm.it
Herons, Egrets, wild ducks, Buzzards, Stilt. They
also have a first class racecourse... where Frankie Dettori started
life. It also includes a large lagoon: Torre del Lago - where
Giacomo Puccini owned a house which is now a musuem and where he
wrote his most famous works such as La Bohmeme, Madame Butterfly
etc
3: Alpe Apuane. - near coastal mountains starting about 10
miles north of us. Reaching almost 2000 metres in height. They contain
the famous Michelangelo marble caves. Fantastic walking. I'm not a personal expert on this zone but we have a friend who is a qualified
guide and excellent English speaker and she does accompanied walks
in this area. Med mountain birds....
4: Garfangana
Valley - the adjacent mounatin range from the Alpe Apuane, a little
further inland. Very lush, green and beautiful. Eagle, etc.
Also wolves and wild boar. Great walking and very hearty mountain
eating. Good stuff! http://www.garfagnanavacanze.it
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We
offer two beautiful and spacious stone built farmhouses set
in a working olive grove. The houses are located on the Monte
Pisani, a protected range of hills offering spectacular views
over Pisa and the Leaning Tower and the Mediteranean Sea beyond.
