Parks and nature reserves Lazio

Over 20 kilometers of dunes overlooking the sea, four coastal lakes, over 3000 hectares of forest, hundreds of animal and plant species, the historic centers of Sabaudia and San Felice, wonders like the Villa di Domitian and the Borgo di Fogliano.

The Moutan Botanical Center is a beautiful garden full of Chinese herbs. It was built by the great passion for flowers imported from China that are grown here in an area of 15 hectares. There are about 150,000 plants of 600 different varieties. If you visit the garden in spring you will be able to enjoy unique scents.

The regional park of the Simbruini Mountains is bordered to the west and northwest by the Aniene Valley, to the southwest by that of the Sacco, to the east by the border of Abruzzo (Simbruini d'Abruzzo Mountains and Carseolani Mountains), south- east from the Ernici mountains. It covers about 30,000 hectares and for its vastness it represents the largest protected area in Lazio.

The Monte Orlando Park has an extension of 89 hectares of which 59 of land area and 30 of marine area. Inserted within the territory of Gaeta, the Park represents the terminal part of the Aurunci mountain system.

Over 20 kilometers of dunes overlooking the sea, four coastal lakes, over 3000 hectares of forest, hundreds of animal and plant species, the historic centers of Sabaudia and San Felice, wonders like the Villa di Domitian and the Borgo di Fogliano.

Villa Ada in Rome is the fourth largest public park. It houses numerous neoclassical buildings, including the royal villa.

Villa Gregoriana is a beautiful nature park in the city of Tivoli. It was set up in 1834, at the behest of Pope Gregory XVI, after the River Aniene diverted thus bringing the arrangement of a new waterfall. The structure is dominated by two temples located in the acropolis and consists of different natural elements, panoramic views and caves that make it the most visited park in the city.

Tor Caldara is a unique nature reserve for its biodiversity and extent. In 1988 it became a protected natural area at European level, also raising its international value. It contains very rare vegetations; while the fauna is rich in particular species. The most interesting places to see, in addition to natural landscapes, are: the Torre delle Caldane and the sulfur mines.

The Macchiatonda Nature Reserve was established in 1983 and extends for about 250 km. Its name comes from a small bay and elm forest of very ancient origin called “macchiatonda”. The nature reserve is the place of many species of birds including wild geese, bittern and also the buzzard typical of the Tolfa Mountains.

The Garden of Ninfa was declared a Natural Monument by the Lazio Region in 2000. The name Ninfa comes from a Roman temple, dedicated to the Nayad Nymphs, deity of spring waters, built near the current garden. Starting in 1976, on an area of about 1,800 hectares around the garden, a WWF oasis was born that aims to protect fauna, and attracts numerous species of birds and birds of prey being on the trajectory of a of the main migration routes.

It’s a large park to the north of the centre of Rome. It takes its name from Villa Boghese building that houses the Galleria Borghese. To see the Pincio Gardens, the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and the Bioparco to the north.

The Zoological Garden of Rome was founded in 1908 with the task of creating a place of attraction for all visitors for a wonderful wildlife collection. The Zoo was inaugurated in 1911 and, moreover, was built by Carl Hagenbeck who had already opened, in turn, the famous Stellingen Zoo, in Hamburg. In 1935 Raffaele De Vico's enlargement work was completed and the two new areas of the Great Aviary and the Reptilary opened.

The municipality of Sacrofano is part of the Regional Park of Veio. The park is characterized by interesting historical, naturalistic and landscape elements.