Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park |Parco Nazionale
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano| Monte Prado in the park in winter
|Nearest city||La Spezia| |Area||227.92 km2 (88.00 sq mi)|
|Governing body||Ministero dell'Ambiente| Appennino Tosco-
Emiliano National Park is a state-held natural preserve in
Northern and central Italy, located in the heart of an area
noted for natural features and for the local quality products
and handicrafts. It was founded in 2001, and is included in the
provinces of Massa, Lucca, Reggio Emilia and Parma. The Park
territory includes the mountain area between Cisa and Forbici
Passes. The forest ridges separate Tuscany from Emilia. The
National Park is not far from the Cinque Terre and Foreste
Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Parks. The area
is dominated by the summits of Alpe di Succiso, Monte Prado and
Monte Cusna (over 2,121 m), lakes, and high-mountain grasslands.
In Emilia, Pietra di Bismantova dominates the landscape with its
vertical walls. Appennino Tosco Emiliano Natio