Nature reserves
and landscapes of
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Visiting period: June - September
About this place
Nature reserves
- (TS)
- 2 hours
- 2.5 km
Duino Cliffs Nature Reserve and Rilke Trail
The spectacular cliff is actually the Duino Cliffs Nature Reserve, a protected area that is part of the municipality of Duino Aurisina.
The ideal way to access the reserve is via the Rilke Trail, a scenic nature trail that can be visited in about half an hour.
- (UD)
- 1 hour
- 1 km
Valle Canal Novo Nature Reserve
A few minutes’ walk from the historic center of Marano Lagunare is the Valle Canal Novo Regional Nature Reserve, small and well-maintained, and accessible to anyone who wants to indulge in nature for a couple of hours.
- Barcis (PN)
- 1-3 hours
- 4 km
Riserva Naturale Forra del Cellina
In the Nature Reserve of which Lake Barcis is a part flows the Cellina stream, which, over millions of years, has carved into the limestone creating the largest canyon in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
- Doberdò del Lago (GO)
- 1-2 hours
- 5 km
Riserva Naturale Laghi di Doberdò e Pietrarossa
The nature reserve is a masterpiece of biodiversity. The arid karst environment here has a moist heart: there are marshy areas with reeds and aquatic flora. This unique combination creates suitable habitat for different species, some very rare.
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- Forgaria (UD)
- 1 hour
- 1-3 km
Riserva Naturale Lago di Cornino
The Cornino Nature Reserve is a protected area rich in various animal species and houses the Griffon Vulture Repopulation Center.
- Trieste (TS)
- 1-3 hours
- 5-10 km
Riserva Naturale Val Rosandra
Just 10 km from the city of Trieste, it is possible to immerse oneself in the wilderness of Val Rosandra, a 746-hectare protected area that marks the border with neighboring Slovenia.
- Staranzano (GO)
- 1-3 hours
- 2-6 km
Riserva Naturale foci dell'isonzo
The heart of the “Soča Mouths Nature Reserve” is Cona Island, an ecological niche, a habitat for hundreds of animal species, which visitors can easily encounter.
- (GO)
- 4-8 hours
- -
Laguna di Marano
The lagoon is a naturalistic oasis that combines the charm of the wilderness with eco-friendly tourism, allowing the observation of this unspoilt environment and the exploration of the reserves, islands and seaside resorts that surround it.
Other landscapes of naturalistic interest
- Duino (TS)
- 30 minutes
- 300 m
Bocche del Timavo
The Timavo River, which flows between Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, has always been considered one of the most interesting karst phenomena by virtue of its partly underground course of nearly 40 kilometers.
- Polcenigo (PN)
- 5 minutes
- 200 m
Sorgente del Gorgazzo
The Gorgazzo is a tributary of the Livenza River that flows into an underwater cave, one of the deepest explored in the world. What can be seen is only the mouth of a chimney -222 meters deep. The puddle one is confronted with when visiting Polcenigo is of a color found nowhere else.
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