Nature reserves
The magnificent scenery in the Dolomiti di Sesto/Sexten Dolomites
Seven nature reserves and one national park

South Tyrol's natural landscape over the millenniums has been gradually shaped by human settlement to become a mixture of man-made and pristine Alpine scenery abounding with diversity.

The valley floor and terraces on the lower mountainsides became settled and cleared for agricultural and pastoral use. The extensive forest area was exploited very early on to obtain timber and firewood. Today...
Details on South Tyrol' s natural reerves and national park
Summits of the Gruppo di Tessa/Texelgruppe massif, seen from Merano/Meran
The Gruppo di Tessa/Texelgruppe Nature Reserve
The Gruppo di Tessa/Texelgruppe Nature Reserva comprises an area of...
The Fanes highlands with the summits of the Fanes massif behind
The Fanes-Senes-Braies/Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Reserve
The Fanes-Senes-Braies/Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Reserve comprises...
Mountain lake in the high regions of the Valli di Tures & Aurina/Tauferer Ahrntal
The Ries-Aurina/Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Reserve
The Ries-Aurina/ Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Reserve extends over an...
Flowery meadow at the foot of the Catinaccio/Rosengarten massif
The Sciliar-Catinaccio/Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Reserve
The Sciliar-Catinaccio/Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Reserve is...
Gran Zebrù/Königsspitze (3,859 m), one of the highest summits in the Ortles/Ortler-Massif
The Stelvio/Stilfserjoch National Park
The Italian Stelvio/Stilfserjoch National Park forms part of one of...
Tre Cime/Drei Zinnen – “battlements”, the best-known peaks in the Sesto/Sexten Dolomites
The Dolomiti di Sesto/Sextner Dolomiten Nature Reserve
The Sesto/Sexten Dolomites Nature Reserve comprises an area of...
Bletterbach Gorge in the Geoparc
The Monte Corno/Trudner Horn Nature Reserve
The Monte Corno/Trudner Horn Nature Reserve was extended in 2000 and...
The Odles/Geisler pinnacles in the evening alpenglow, in the valley Val di Funes/Villnöss
The Puez-Odle/Puez-Geisler Nature Reserve
The Puez-Odle/Geisler Nature Reserve was extended in 1999 and now...
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