The Regional parks of Italy include areas of land, sea, rivers and their banks, lakes and their environs, which have environmental or naturalistic importance and are often valued for their landscape features and for representing particular local traditions.

They are officially regulated by Presidential Decree D.P.R. 616/77, which transferred the responsibility for their upkeep to the Italian regions

Regions of Italy

The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....

. The fifth edition of the EUAP (2003) comprises 105 officially designated Regional parks, covering a total land area of some 12,000 square kilometres. The list which follows also includes a number of parks which are not mentioned in the EUAP.

Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

 

• Parco naturale Alta Valsesia
• Parco naturale Laghi di Avigliana
• Parco naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago
• Parco naturale del Bosco delle Sorti della Partecipanza di Trino
• Parco naturale del Gran Bosco di Salbertrand
• Parco naturale del Monte Fenera
• Parco naturale del Sacro Monte di Crea
• Parco naturale della Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro
• Parco naturale della Collina di Superga
• Parco naturale della Val Troncea
• Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino
• Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo
• Parco naturale delle Lame di Sesia
• Parco naturale di Rocchetta Tanaro
• Parco naturale di Stupinigi
• Parco naturale Orsiera - Rocciavrè
• Parco naturale dell'Alpe Veglia e dell'Alpe Devero
• Parco naturale delle Alpi Marittime
• Parco naturale di interesse provinciale del Lago di Candia
• Parco regionale La Mandria

Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

 

• Parco regionale dell'Adamello
• Parco regionale del Mincio
• Parco naturale del Monte Barro
• Parco regionale di Montevecchia e della Valle di Curone
• Parco regionale della Valle del Lambro
• Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino

  Regional parks not included in the EUAP

• Parco dell'Adda Nord
• Parco dell'Adda Sud
• Parco Alto Garda Bresciano
• Parco del Campo dei Fiori
• Parco dei Colli di Bergamo
  Parco dei Colli di Bergamo
  Parco dei Colli di Bergamo is a natural park in the Province of Bergamo.- Geography :The park has a surface of 47 km² and covers part of the city of Bergamo and surrounding municipalities. The largest part of the surface of the park is covered by woods...
  
  
• Parco delle Groane
• Parco Agricolo Sud Milano
  Parco Agricolo Sud Milano
  Parco Agricolo Sud Milano is a park in Milan, Italy.Since 1990 Milan is surrounded by the regional Parco Agricolo Sud Milano which forms a half-circle around the south of the city connecting the Ticino Park in the west and Adda Park in the east...
  
  
• Parco Nord Milano
• Parco dell'Oglio Nord
• Parco dell'Oglio Sud
• Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche
• Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi
• Parco della Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate
• Parco del Serio
• Parco Spina Verde di Como

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 

• Trentino
  • Parco naturale provinciale dell'Adamello-Brenta
  • Parco naturale Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino
• South Tyrol
  South Tyrol
  South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
  
  
  • Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags
    Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags
    The Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Park is a nature reserve in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.- References :*- External links :...
    
    
  • Naturpark Puez-Geisler
    Naturpark Puez-Geisler
    The Puez-Geisler Nature Park is a nature reserve in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.- References :*- External links :* Photo 360°: position: Seceda, position: Brogles, position: Gschnagenhardt...
    
    
  • Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn
    Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn
    The Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park is a nature reserve in South Tyrol, Italy.The Rieserferner-Ahrntal is characterized by high mountains with rugged peaks and eternal ice marginal habitat and tightrope walk for animals and plants but also for humans...
    
    
  • Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten
    Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten
    - References :*- External links :...
    
    
  • Naturpark Sextener Dolomiten
  • Naturpark Texelgruppe
    Naturpark Texelgruppe
    - References :*- External links :...
    
    
  • Naturpark Trudner Horn
    Naturpark Trudner Horn
    -Flora:The Trudner Horn Nature Park is home to many variety of rare plant, like are species of pasque flower Pulsatilla, Primula, Leucojum vernum, Aquilegia einseleana, Achillea oxyloba, Artemisia mutellina, Lilium martagon and Lilium bulbiferum, species of Orchidaceae , Cyclamen purpurascens,...
    
    

Veneto

Veneto

Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

 

• Parco regionale dei Colli Euganei
• Parco regionale del Delta del Po (VE)
  Parco regionale del Delta del Po
  The Po Delta Interregional Park is a proposed agency for a joint administration of the two Po Delta Regional Parks now separately administered by Veneto and Emilia-Romagna regions...
  
  
• Parco naturale regionale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo
• Parco naturale regionale del Fiume Sile
• Parco naturale regionale della Lessinia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...

 

• Parco naturale delle Dolomiti Friulane
• Parco naturale delle Prealpi Giulie

Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

 

• Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola
• Parco naturale regionale dell'Aveto
  Aveto Natural Regional Park
  The Aveto Natural Regional Park is a natural park in Province of Genoa . It was established in 1995.- Geography :Situated in the inland of Tigullio area, Aveto Natural Regional Park protects one of the most beautiful and important areas of the Ligurian Apennines.The protected territory, over 30...
  
  
• Parco naturale regionale del Beigua
• Parco naturale regionale di Bric Tana
• Parco naturale regionale di Portovenere
• Parco naturale regionale di Montemarcello - Magra
• Parco naturale regionale di Piana Crixia
• Parco naturale regionale di Portofino

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....

 

• Parco fluviale regionale del Taro
• Parco fluviale regionale dello Stirone
• Parco naturale regionale dei Boschi di Carrega
• Parco regionale dei Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi dell'Abbadessa
• Parco regionale dei Sassi di Roccamalatina
• Parco regionale del Corno alle Scale
• Parco regionale Delta del Po (ER)
  Parco regionale del Delta del Po
  The Po Delta Interregional Park is a proposed agency for a joint administration of the two Po Delta Regional Parks now separately administered by Veneto and Emilia-Romagna regions...
  
  
• Parco regionale dell'Alto Appennino Modenese
• Parco regionale dell'Alto Appennino Reggiano (Gigante)
• Parco regionale dell'Alta Val Parma e Cedra
• Parco regionale dell'Abbazia di Monteveglio
• Parco regionale dei Laghi Suviana e Brasimone
• Parco regionale storico di Monte Sole
• Parco regionale Vena del Gesso Romagnola - (not included in the EUAP)

Tuscany

Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....

 

• Parco naturale della Maremma
• Parco naturale di Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli
• Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane
• Parco interprovinciale dei Montioni
• Parco provinciale dei Monti Livornesi

Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

 

• Parco naturale regionale del Monte San Bartolo
• Parco naturale regionale del Sasso Simone e Simoncello
• Parco naturale regionale della Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi
• Parco regionale del Conero

Umbria

Umbria

Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...

 

• Parco del Monte Cucco
• Parco del Monte Subasio
• Parco del Lago Trasimeno
• Parco del Colfiorito
• Parco fluviale del Nera
• Parco fluviale del Tevere

Lazio

• Parco dell'Inviolata
• Parco naturale regionale dell'Appennino - Monti Simbruini
• Parco regionale dei Castelli Romani
• Parco regionale naturale dei Monti Lucretili
• Parco naturale regionale Appia Antica
• Parco naturale di Veio
• Parco naturale dei Monti Aurunci
• Parco naturale regionale del complesso lacuale di Bracciano - Martignano
• Parco regionale Marturanum
• Parco regionale di Gianola e del Monte di Scauri
• Parco urbano dell'antichissima Città di Sutri
• Parco regionale Riviera di Ulisse - (not included in the EUAP)

Campania

Campania

Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...

 

• Parco naturale Diecimare
• Parco regionale Monti Picentini
• Parco regionale del Partenio
• Parco regionale del Matese
• Parco regionale di Roccamonfina - Foce Garigliano
• Parco regionale del Taburno - Camposauro
• Parco regionale dei Campi Flegrei - (not included in the EUAP)
• Parco regionale Bacino Idrografico del fiume Sarno - (not included in the EUAP)
• Parco regionale dei Monti Lattari - (not included in the EUAP)

Puglia 

• Parco naturale in località Lama Balice

Regional parks not included in the EUAP

• Parco naturale regionale Bosco e paludi di Rauccio
• Parco Naturale Regionale Dune costiere da Torre Canne a Torre San Leonardo
• Parco naturale regionale Portoselvaggio Torre Uluzzi
• Parco naturale regionale Salina di Punta della Contessa

Basilicata

Basilicata

Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...

 

• Parco archeologico storico naturale delle Chiese rupestri del Materano
• Parco naturale di Gallipoli Cognato - Piccole Dolomiti Lucane

Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...

 

• Parco dell'Etna
• Parco delle Madonie
• Parco dei Nebrodi
• Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara

Sardinia

Sardinia

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...

 

• Parco naturale regionale di Porto Conte

• Parco regionale Molentargius - Saline - (not included in the EUAP)