Alpe della Luna preserve
From Friars mountain and Monte Maggiore you’ll have the chance to admire the wonderful landscape of Alta Val tiberina preserve, very famous for its mountains and wild nature.
Alpe della Luna Preserve extends along the Apennine ridge and crosses the historical villages of Badia Tedalda, Pieve Santo Stefano, Sansepolcro. A place of peace and relax for those who love nature and to practice sports in the open air.
The preserve has a very wide variety of vegetation: forests are alternate with meadows and rocky areas.
Forests Casentinesi National park
The landscapes within the park are very different. It is possible to find prehistoric rocky sites on one side and sweet ridges full of vegetation on the other.
The national park, created in 1959, represents an example of one of the most well preserved forests in Europe . Within the park it is possible to visit the suggestive area of Sasso Frantino. The most exciting aspect of this park is that it contains not only vegetation but also old villages, very well preserved in which history and architecture play a role of protagonist. In these sites it is also possible to see a lot of animal species such as the wolf, and dears, fawns and wild boars.
To move around the park the tourist have the chance to choose whether to hike, ride bike or horses. During winter it is also possible to benefit of suggestive cross country skiing paths longer that 600 km.