Antola Natural Regional Park

Coordinates: 44°34′26″N 9°08′56″E / 44.574°N 9.149°E / 44.574; 9.149
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Antola Natural Regional Park
Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola
Genova
Coordinates44°34′26″N 9°08′56″E / 44.574°N 9.149°E / 44.574; 9.149
Area4,837 ha (11,950 acres)
Established1989, 1995
Governing bodyEnte Parco dell'Antola (Torriglia)
www.parcoantola.it

The Antola Natural Regional Park (in Italian Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola) is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa (Liguria, Italy). It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Antola.

History

Municipalities of the park (in red)

The natural park was established by the l.r. (regional law, in Italian

legge regionale) nr. 16, April 9, 1985 as modified by the l.r. nr. 12, February 22, 1995.[1] Since April 30, 2014 the Environmental Management System of the park is certified according to ISO 14001 standards.[2]

Geography

Biurca, Rocche del Reopasso.

Situated in the inland of the

Pianura Padana (tributary of the Adriatic Sea) from the Ligurian Sea drainage basin. It covers over 48 square kilometres[3]
(that is 4,837 ha (11,950 acres)), plus 5,832 ha under a lesser form of environmental protection named aree contigue (contiguous areas).

The park encompasses the uppermost part of four short valleys:

Concerned municipalities

Zygaena ephialtes, a common moth in the Antola area
Beech trees near Monte Antola.

The natural park is shared among twelve different municipalities:

Fascia, Gorreto, Montebruno, Propata, Ronco Scrivia, Rondanina, Savignone, Torriglia, Valbrevenna, Vobbia.[3]

Main summits of the park

Castello della Pietra (lit. castle of the stone), an ancient castle of the park located not faraway from Vobbia.

Among the highest summits located in the park can be cited Monte Antola (1597 m), Monte Buio (1,497 m) and Monte Prelà (1406 m). Also relevant for some aspects are Rocche del Reopasso (956 m), a rocky summit with interesting climbing routes and a via ferrata, or Monte Reale (902 m), bearing an old Catholic sanctuary on its top and a free mountain hut all-year open next to the church.[4]

Wildlife

The most renowned among the animal species living in the park are

red-legged partridge is shrinking due to the decreasing amount of farmland.[5]

Transport

Antola park can be reached by car via motorway (

Genova by the scenic Genova-Casella narrow-gauge railway.[6]

Hiking

Lilium bulbiferum var. croceum, flowering in July

Around 270 km of footpaths, mostly signposted, are available within the park. The Rifugio Parco Antola, a mountain hut located at 1460 m near the summit of monte Antola, was built by the Ente Parco and is now managed by the Club Alpino Italiano. It can accommodate up to 32 hikers or alpinists.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Elenco ufficiale delle aree protette (EUAP) – 5º Aggiornamento – Supplemento ordinario n. 144 alla Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 205 del 4 settembre 2003" (PDF). www.parks.it. Ministero dell'ambiente e della tutela del territorio e del mare. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Environmental management system certification of the park in .pdf: www.parks.it
  3. ^ a b RAFL – Rapporto sullo Stato delle Foreste in Liguria 2008. Compagnia delle Foreste Srl and Regione Liguria. 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rifugio di Monte Reale (902 mt)". www.parks.it. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Fabrizio Capecchi (1990). Un'isola fra i monti. Edizioni Croma. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "Facilities". www.parcoantola.it. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Rifugio Parco Antola". www.rifugioantola.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

Bibliography

External links

Media related to Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola at Wikimedia Commons

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