The Regional Parks of Monte Rufeno and Selva del Lamone
Massive volcanic eruptions have shaped this TERRITORY: lakes and hills, gorges and mountains are evidence of a highly active geology. This is the Lazio section of Tuscia, one of the most beautiful areas in Italy, where the ancient volcanoes of Volsinio, Cimino and Sabatino created the lakes of Bolsena, Bracciano and Vico.
The thermal springs of Tolfa were already famous in ancient Roman times, but lovely Caldara di Manziana, situated in a unique natural context that favours the presence of the southernmost birch trees in Europe, also deserves a visit. In the Monti della Tolfa the landscape becomes rougher. It is the setting for many Italian-style western films and a favourite area for horse and cattle breeding, an area of great natural variety with ancient agricultural traditions at a stone's throw from the capital. In this context, the nature reserve of Monte Rufeno is a strip of Lazio caught within the legendary land of siena, whereas the Selva del Lamone is one of the most interesting and least known protected areas in Lazio.
Nature Reserve of Monte Rufeno
Management: Municipality of Acquapendente Surface: 2,892 hectares Instituted: 1983
Nature Reserve of Selva del Lamone
Management: Municipality of Farnese Surface: 2,002 hectares Instituted: 1994
Provincial nature reserve Monte Casoli di Bomarzo
Surface: 175 hectares Instituted: 1999
Tuscania nature reserve
Surface: 1,901 hectares
- Above: Lake Bolsena, Bisentina island.
Woods of Turkey oaks, durmasts, Mediterranean bush, along with river bank vegetation along the Paglia.
Numerous varieties of mushrooms are also present, including the Tricholoma Rufenum, perfectly camouflaged in the vegetation.
Above: brushwood vegetation.
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