Description of the attraction
Park "Ticino" stretches along the Ticino River on an area of 91,410 hectares in Lombardy and 6561 hectares in Piedmont. Its main treasure is its striking biodiversity: the park's numerous ecosystems - streams, coniferous forests, moorlands and wetlands - are home to nearly 5,000 species of flora, fauna and fungi.
The vegetation is incredibly diverse: the park contains mallows, wild orchids, violets, oaks, hazelnuts, hawthorns, mulberry trees and poplars. In incredible abundance there are aquatic birds - red herons, white storks, mallards, etc., and predatory sparrowhawks and peregrine falcons soar in the sky. At night, common owls and long-eared owls go hunting. Mammals are represented by squirrels, rabbits, foxes and stone martens. Insects are also numerous, especially colorful butterflies.
The Ticino River itself is home to many amphibians, such as frogs and snakes, and of course fish - bleaks, eels, carps, chubs, trout, whitefish and perch are found here.
Since the Ticino has always been a strategically important site, people have long settled on its shores, from which historical fortresses have survived. Especially worth noting are the castles of Vigevano, Somma Lombardo and Pavia, which are now open to tourists.
Nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts will love the park's hiking trails, cycling or horseback riding along Via Verdi. Here you can even climb into the sky in a hot air balloon and from a height look around the area striking in its beauty. In addition, you can book a guided canoe or rubber boat tour. Also in the park you can buy rice, corn and wheat flour, ham and salami, barley and honey - everything is grown and made here, in an ecologically clean place.
