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Italy Landmarks and National Parks
- Amalfi Coast and Sorrento. Stunningly beautiful rocky coastline, so popular that private cars are banned in the summer months. Sorrento is a good base for ferries to Capri (see below).
- Calabria and its pearl Praja a Mare - the italian best kept secret, with the stunning Dino Island, the Blu Grotto, and the Arcomagno bays
- Capri and Ischia - the famed islands in the Bay of Naples
- Cinque Terre - five tiny, scenic, towns strung along the steep vineyard-laced coast of Liguria
- Courmayeur - offers the attractions of a large international resort for skiers and mountaineers
- Elba - the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest island in Italy after Sicily and Sardinia
- Rimini and the Romagna Riviera, Italy's most famous and visited beach tourism locations.
- Vatican City - the independent city-state and seat of the Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church
- Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) - A beautiful lake in Northern Italy
- Italian Alps , including The Dolomites and South Tyrol- Some of the most beautiful mountains in Europe include Mount Blanc/Monte Bianco and Mount Rosa.
Alps
- Gran Paradiso , region Piemont, Aosta Valley ( first national park in Italy, founded 1972, former hunting area of the Izalien kings, area: 70.000 ha )
- Stilfserjoch National Park , region Lombardia, Trentino-South Tyrol ( founded 1935, area: 135.000 ha )
- Valgrande National Park , region Piemont ( founded 1991 )
- Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park , Region Giulia-Venezia ( founded 1988 )
Apennines
- Abruzzzi Lazio Molise National Park , regiones Abruzzi, Lazio, Molise ( founded 1923 )
- Majella National Park , Region Abruzzi ( founded 1991 )
- Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park , regions Abruzzi, Lazio. Marche ( founded 2001, area. 150.000 ha, with the highest momtain in the Apennines Corno Grande, 2.912 meters, and the southernmost glacier in Europe, Calderone )
- Toscana Emilia Apennines National Park , ( founded 2001, area 26.000 ha, with extensive beech-tree forests )
- Forests of Casentino, Monti Falterona und Campigna National Park , regions Emilia Romagna, Toscana ( founded 1989, area: 36.400 ha )
- Sibllini Mountains National Park , regions Marche, Umbria ( founded 1988, area: 71.000 ha ), ? 0737 971711 ( fax : 0737 972707 )
- Cilento und Vallo di Diano National Park , region Campania ( founded 1991, area: 180.000 ha ), ? 0974 ( fax : 0974 7199217 )
- Mount Vesuvius National Park , region Campania ( founded 1991, area: 8480 ha, Mount Vesuvius being the only active vulcano in Europe )
- Pollino National Park , regions Basilicata, Calabria ( founded 1988, area: 192.000 ha )
- Calabria National Park , region Calabria ( founded 1968, area: 12.700 ha )
- Aspromonte National Park , region Calabria ( founded 1989, area: 78.000 ha )
Coasts and Islands
- Cinque Terre National Park , region Liguria ( founded 1999, area: 3.850 ha )
- Circeo National Park , region Lazio ( founded 1934, area: 8.400 ha )
- La Maddalena National Park ( Region Sardinien ), ( gegrundet 1994, Flache: 5.130 ha Land, 15.000 ha Meer )
- Asinara National Park , region Sardinia ( founded 1997, area: 5.350 ha land, 21.800 ha sea )
- Gargano National Park , region Puglia ( founded 1991, area: 120.000 ha )
Source: Wikitravel.org
