Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
Parco naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Piedmont |
Nearest city | Arona |
Area | 473 hectares |
Established | 1980 |
Governing body | Ente di gestione delle aree protette del Ticino e del Lago Maggiore |
The Lagoni di Mercurago Nature Park, established in 1980, is a natural reserve in Piedmont, located in Mercurago, a hamlet near Arona, consisting of many lakes with swamp vegetation.
Landscape[]
Near Arona, on the morainic hills around Lake Maggiore, there is the Lagoni di Mercurago Nature Park which includes mires, pasture for horses and forests.
Archaeology[]
Prehistorical remains of the Terramare culture dating back to the Bronze Age and some Roman domus were found in the area. The first stilt house in Italy, a wooden pirogue and three weels, was found here in 1860.
Gallery[]
The "lagone" in the centre of the reserve
A path of the park
See also[]
- CoEur - In the heart of European paths
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Parco naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- IUCN Category V
- Parks in Piedmont
- Tourist attractions in Piedmont
- Regional parks of Italy
- Arona, Piedmont