The regional parks of Italy are protected natural areas consisting of terrestrial, river, lake areas and stretches of sea overlooking the coast, of environmental and naturalistic value, which represent, within one or more adjacent regions, a homogeneous system, identified by the naturalistic assets of the locations, with landscape and artistic values and cultural traditions of local populations.
They are officially regulated by Presidential Decree D.P.R. 616/77, which transferred the responsibility for their upkeep to the Italian regions . The fifth edition (2003) of Italy's Official List of Protected Natural Areas (EUAP) comprises 105 officially designated regional parks, covering a total land area of some 12,000 square kilometres. The list which follows also includes a number of parks not mentioned in the EUAP.
Name
Established
Area
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Parco naturale del Mont Avic
1989
5,747 ha (22.19 sq mi)
Piedmont [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1979
7,000 ha (27 sq mi)
1980
409 ha (1.58 sq mi)
1980
473 ha (1.83 sq mi)
1991
1,908 ha (7.37 sq mi)
1980
3,775 ha (14.58 sq mi)
1987
3,378 ha (13.04 sq mi)
Parco naturale del Sacro Monte di Crea
1980
47 ha (0.18 sq mi)
Parco naturale della Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro
1978
8,043 ha (31.05 sq mi)
1991
802 ha (3.10 sq mi)
Parco naturale Val Troncea
1980
3,280 ha (12.7 sq mi)
1978
6,561 ha (25.33 sq mi)
Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo
1989
8,216 ha (31.72 sq mi)
1978
830 ha (3.2 sq mi)
1980
123 ha (0.47 sq mi)
Parco naturale di Stupinigi
1992
1,611 ha (6.22 sq mi)
1980
10,955 ha (42.30 sq mi)
1995
8,594 ha (33.18 sq mi)
1995
28,455 ha (109.87 sq mi)
1995
336 ha (1.30 sq mi)
Parco regionale La Mandria
1978
6,571 ha (25.37 sq mi)
2007
5,500 ha (21 sq mi)
Lombardy [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1983
50,935 ha (196.66 sq mi)
1989
38,269 ha (147.76 sq mi)
[1]
1983
4,860 ha (18.8 sq mi)
2005
43 ha (0.17 sq mi)
[1]
1984
6,300 ha (24 sq mi)
Parco dei Colli di Bergamo [1]
1977
4,700 ha (18 sq mi)
1983
661 ha (2.55 sq mi)
1983
2,355 ha (9.09 sq mi)
[1]
1975
790 ha (3.1 sq mi)
Parco Spina Verde di Como [1]
1993
1,179 ha (4.55 sq mi)
1983
6,452 ha (24.91 sq mi)
1974
91,800 ha (354 sq mi)
[1]
1983
8,979 ha (34.67 sq mi)
[1]
1983
24,260 ha (93.7 sq mi)
[1]
1977
5,541 ha (21.39 sq mi)
[1]
1976
7,770 ha (30.0 sq mi)
Parco Agricolo Sud Milano [1]
1990
47,044 ha (181.64 sq mi)
1984
15,942 ha (61.55 sq mi)
2007
1,471 ha (5.68 sq mi)
[1]
1988
14,170 ha (54.7 sq mi)
[1]
1988
12,800 ha (49 sq mi)
[1]
1989
70,000 ha (270 sq mi)
[1]
1989
44,000 ha (170 sq mi)
[1]
1973
7,750 ha (29.9 sq mi)
Liguria [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1988
62,052 ha (239.58 sq mi)
1967
19,100 ha (74 sq mi)
Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags
1980
25,680 ha (99.2 sq mi)
Naturpark Puez-Geisler
1977
10,196 ha (39.37 sq mi)
Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn
1988
31,505 ha (121.64 sq mi)
Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten
1974
6,796 ha (26.24 sq mi)
Naturpark Sextener Dolomiten
1981
11,891 ha (45.91 sq mi)
Naturpark Texelgruppe
1976
33,430 ha (129.1 sq mi)
Naturpark Trudner Horn
1988
6,866 ha (26.51 sq mi)
Name
Established
Area
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1989
18,694 ha (72.18 sq mi)
1997
12,592 ha (48.62 sq mi)
Parco rurale sovracomunale Civiltà delle Rogge
1984
250 ha (0.97 sq mi)
1990
11,320 ha (43.7 sq mi)
1991
4,159 ha (16.06 sq mi)
1984
10,201 ha (39.39 sq mi)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1996
36,950 ha (142.7 sq mi)
1996
9,402 ha (36.30 sq mi)
Emilia-Romagna [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1988
3,123 ha (12.06 sq mi)
2011
2,190 ha (8.5 sq mi)
1982
1,270 ha (4.9 sq mi)
1988
4,816 ha (18.59 sq mi)
1988
2,300 ha (8.9 sq mi)
1988
4,974 ha (19.20 sq mi)
1988
53,653 ha (207.16 sq mi)
1988
15,363 ha (59.32 sq mi)
1995
1,485 ha (5.73 sq mi)
1988
878 ha (3.39 sq mi)
1995
3,330 ha (12.9 sq mi)
1989
6,300 ha (24 sq mi)
2005
2,042 ha (7.88 sq mi)
[1]
2009
4,031 ha (15.56 sq mi)
Tuscany [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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Parco naturale della Maremma
1975
9,000 ha (35 sq mi)
1979
23,115 ha (89.25 sq mi)
1985
20,598 ha (79.53 sq mi)
1998
6,399 ha (24.71 sq mi)
1999
1,329 ha (5.13 sq mi)
Marche [ ]
Umbria [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1995
10,480 ha (40.5 sq mi)
Parco del Monte Subasio
1995
7,177 ha (27.71 sq mi)
1995
13,200 ha (51 sq mi)
1995
338 ha (1.31 sq mi)
1995
2,460 ha (9.5 sq mi)
1995
7,295 ha (28.17 sq mi)
Name
Established
Area
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1996
535 ha (2.07 sq mi)
Parco naturale regionale dell'Appennino - Monti Simbruini
1983
29,990 ha (115.8 sq mi)
Parco regionale dei Castelli Romani
1984
15,000 ha (58 sq mi)
1989
18,204 ha (70.29 sq mi)
Parco naturale regionale Appia Antica
1988
3,370 ha (13.0 sq mi)
1997
14,985 ha (57.86 sq mi)
1997
19,374 ha (74.80 sq mi)
1999
16,682 ha (64.41 sq mi)
1984
1,240 ha (4.8 sq mi)
1987
17 ha (0.066 sq mi)
1988
7 ha (0.027 sq mi)
1982
656 ha (2.53 sq mi)
1986
58 ha (0.22 sq mi)
[1]
2008
8,770 ha (33.9 sq mi)
Abruzzo [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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2004
530 ha (2.0 sq mi)
Campania [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1980
220 ha (0.85 sq mi)
Parco regionale Monti Picentini
1993
62,200 ha (240 sq mi)
1993
14,870 ha (57.4 sq mi)
2002
33,327 ha (128.68 sq mi)
1993
11,000 ha (42 sq mi)
1993
12,370 ha (47.8 sq mi)
Parco regionale dei Campi Flegrei [1]
2002
7,350 ha (28.4 sq mi)
[1]
2003
3,436 ha (13.27 sq mi)
[1]
2003
16,000 ha (62 sq mi)
Name
Established
Area
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1992
502 ha (1.94 sq mi)
2002
1,593 ha (6.15 sq mi)
2002
1,069 ha (4.13 sq mi)
2006
1,120 ha (4.3 sq mi)
2002
1,697 ha (6.55 sq mi)
2006
1,060 ha (4.1 sq mi)
2005
19,775 ha (76.35 sq mi)
2006
685 ha (2.64 sq mi)
2006
3,227 ha (12.46 sq mi)
2007
1,600 ha (6.2 sq mi)
2007
24,883 ha (96.07 sq mi)
Name
Established
Area
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1990
6,128 ha (23.66 sq mi)
1997
27,027 ha (104.35 sq mi)
[1]
2016
6,518 ha (25.17 sq mi)
Calabria [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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Parco naturale regionale delle Serre [1]
1990
17,687 ha (68.29 sq mi)
Sicily [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1987
58,095 ha (224.31 sq mi)
Parco delle Madonie
1989
39,941 ha (154.21 sq mi)
1993
88,887 ha (343.19 sq mi)
2001
1,927 ha (7.44 sq mi)
Sardinia [ ]
Name
Established
Area
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1999
5,350 ha (20.7 sq mi)
[1]
1999
1,622 ha (6.26 sq mi)
2014
7,878 ha (30.42 sq mi)
See also [ ]
Environment portal
Italy portal
Notes [ ]
External links [ ]
(in Italian) List of regional parks of Italy (official website)