Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli Park

IL PARCO NATURALE
MIGLIARINO-SAN ROSSORE-
MASSACIUCCOLI

Pisan Coast, with Tirrenia and Marina di Pisa, is located in the Natural Park of “Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli”.
The Park stretches along the Tirrenia coastline from Viareggio to Leghorn and covers approximately 23.000 hectares. At first sight, the Park is immense woodland of stone-pines (Pinus-pinea) which are typical of the Tuscany coastline.
Inside the Park there is a great variety of natural settings ranging from dunes to sandy shores and from higrophilous forests to marshlands. Water, which is the prevailing element in the Park, is the real key to comprehension of the area: bogs, ponds, ditches, swamps and channels interlace the woods of deciduous and Mediterranean trees, creating a magnificent variety of habitats which, in turn, attract an abundance of different species of animals.
Wild birds are plentiful: Lake Massaciuccoli hosts over 200 species of permanent, migratory and nesting birds, such as herons, egrets, wild ducks, moor buzzards and stilt-plovers.
The fauna resident in the Park includes great quantities of fallow deer and wild boars, particularly in San Rossore and Tombolo, as well as other mammals such as the fox, hedgehog, dormouse, badger and squirrel. The flora to be found in the Park is particularly interesting and includes many rare botanical species like the sundew (a small carnivorous plant), the periploca (an extremely rare liana), and the marsh orchid, the pink hibiscus and the royal or Florida fern
The best way to get to know the Park is to take advantage of the guided tours organised by the Regional Board of the Parks. Guided tours may be chosen from walks, bicycle ride, horse-treks, and excursions in horse-driven carriages and in buses. The types of organised visits include nature trails, tours combining education and leisure and excursions aimed at the survey of historical and architectural emergencies occurring on the estate.

PROMENADE VACANZE - Toscana Turismo - V.le del Tirreno 26/b
- Pisa - ITALIA
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