Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri


The Alpi Liguri Natural Regional Park is a natural park in Province of Imperia. It was established in 2007 by the legge regionale nr.34 of 15/11/2007.

Geography

Situated in the inland of Ventimiglia and Sanremo area, the regional park protects some of the most beautiful and important areas of the Ligurian Alps.
The protected territory, over, includes four separate areas, each with its particular features:
Some territories connecting these areas are under a lesser form of environmental protection named paesaggio protetto.

Concerned municipalities

The natural park is shared among seven different municipalities:
Cosio di Arroscia, Mendatica, Montegrosso Pian Latte, Pigna, Rezzo, Rocchetta Nervina, Triora.

Geology

Most of the protected area is covered by sedimentary rock mountains, with the predominant type of bedrock represented by flysch.

Wildlife

Mountains and valleys of the park, due also to their proximity to the sea, are home to a wide wildlife variety.
Rare mammals in the park include stoats, mountain hares, European pine martens and European snow voles, as well as wolves and wildcats.
Among birds can be noticed the presence of the black woodpecker and Eurasian eagle-owl, the biggest European bird of prey. In the woods neststhe black grouse, and the eagle, although close to the limit of its geographic range, lives on the park's cliffs.
The caves located in the park host a good variety of bats; among insects some endangered species of coleoptera of the protected area are Haptoderus nicaeensis, Percus villai and Pterostichus morio.

Hiking

A wide range of footpaths is available within the park, that is crossed from south-west to east by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia to Bolano.