Parks, canyons & rock formations in Italy
Detourmap maps 566 parks, canyons & rock formations worth the detour in Italy — national parks, canyons, arches, mountain passes. The best known is Elba. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Val d'Orcia
Natural wonders · Renowned
Valley and cultural landscape in central Italy; a World Heritage site
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Gran Paradiso
Natural wonders · Renowned
Mountain in the Graian Alps located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy
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Monte Cassino
Natural wonders · 6th century · Renowned
Rocky hill with monastery, southeast of Rome, Italy
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Republic of Rose Island
Natural wonders · 20th century · Notable
Former country located in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Italy
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Tavolara Island
Natural wonders · Notable
Tavolara is a small island off the northeast coast of Sardinia, Italy.
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Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Natural wonders · 20th century · Notable
Italian national park
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San Lazzaro degli Armeni
Natural wonders · Notable
Island in Italy with an Armenian Monastery (Venice)
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Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
Natural wonders · 20th century · Notable
Italian national park
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Alta Murgia National Park
Natural wonders · 21st century · Notable
National park in Apulia, southern Italy
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Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey
Natural wonders · Notable
Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps
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Pietra di Bismantova
Natural wonders · Notable
Geological formation (monadnock or inselberg) in the Reggiano Apennines, in the comune of Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
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Velabrum
Natural wonders · Notable
Low valley in the city of Rome that connects the Forum with the Forum Boarium, and the Capitoline Hill with the western slope of the Palatine Hill
