| Vallazza nature reserve | |
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| Area type | Protected natural area |
|---|---|
| State | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Territory | Mantovano (Lombardy) |
| Surface | 537.50 ha |
| Foundation year | 1991 |
| Institutional website | |
There Vallazza nature reserve is a protected area located in Lombardy.
To know
Geographical notes
The Vallazza nature reserve is a protected natural area in the Lombardy region established in 1991. It consists of a vast wetland area of about 6 km along the river Mincio in province of Mantua, within the Mincio Regional Park. It is included among the municipalities of Mantua is Borgo Virgilio.
Flora and fauna
The protected area is characterized by the alternation of spontaneous willow groves, hedges, marshy areas and stretches of water rich in floating vegetation. The remarkable naturalistic value is proven by the presence of 279 different plant species, of which 62 are classified as rare in the river valley Little.
When to go
| Climate | gen | Feb | mar | apr | mag | down | Jul | needle | set | Oct | nov | dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum (° C) | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Minimum (° C) | -3 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 92 | 75 | 73 | 85 | 62 | 84 | 74 | 54 |
Source: Eurometeo | ||||||||||||
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio (BG), ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 2 Verona-Villafranca Airport (Valerio Catullo), Boxes of Sommacampagna (VR), ☎ 39 045 8095666, fax: 39 045 8619074. Daily connection Mantua-Verona Airport with APAM bus; departure from the railway station and piazza Sordello at 8:30, 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00. From Verona to Mantua: 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
By car
3 A22 Brennero motorway - Mantova Sud exit (For San Biagio, Cerese).
On the train
4 Mantua station, Don Leoni square (routes Verona Porta Nuova-Mantua, Modena-Mantua, Milan Centrale-Cremona-Mantua, Monselice-Mantua.). Direct trains once a day also from Bologna Central, Parma is VeniceMestre. 
By bus
Permits / Rates
How to get around
What see
- 1 Fort of Pietole. Military structure built in 1808.
- 2 Virgilian Court (Court of Pietole), Pietole hamlet (not open to visitors). Built in the 14th century, it was used by the Gonzagas for the breeding of their famous and precious horses.
What to do
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How to keep in touch
Around
Itineraries
- Route of Mantuan Wines and Flavors, a path of food and wine tourism promotion, about 300 kilometers long and recognized by the Lombardy Region, which winds through the province of Mantua on a territory of 41 municipalities, including: Castiglione delle Stiviere, Buttonhole, Curtatone, MantuaSabbioneta, Viadana, Bagnolo San Vito, San Benedetto Po, Quistello, Gonzaga, San Giacomo delle Segnate, Poggio Rusco, Ostiglia, Goito, Volta Mantovana, Monzambano, Bridges over the Mincio is Cavriana. The route is intertwined with other tourist itineraries in the area: Route of Rice and Risotto Mantovani is Mantuan Truffle Road.
- In the lands of the Gonzagas - An itinerary through the centers, large and small, which were the capitals of the Gonzaga cadet branches: principalities, marquisates, duchies which, within the Mantuan state structure, enjoyed real independence, often minted coins and held refined courts that rivaled that of Mantua, embellished their urban centers by equipping them with elegant architecture - churches, squares, palaces, walls, towers - and characteristic urban views such as the typical Gonzaga arcades.
- Rice road - The itinerary - to be carried out in particular from May to September - runs through the Mantua area dedicated to the cultivation of rice, between rivers and canals.
- In the lands of Matilda - The itinerary runs through a large part of the territory that was, at the turn of the twelfth century, governed and lived by the great countess Matilde di Canossa.
- Historic villages of the Po - The itinerary, from west to east or vice versa, leads to know some historic villages that rise near the "great river".
- Via Carolingia - European itinerary that crosses the places traveled by the court of Charlemagne between the 8th and 9th centuries to travel from Aachen to Rome, where Pope Leo III crowned the Carolingian sovereign emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas night in the 19th century.
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