Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park

Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park is a protected area in the northern Apennines of Italy that preserves large tracts of upland forest and mountain landscapes. The park protects beech-dominated forests, remote valleys and mountain ridges and is a key conservation area in the Tuscan-Apennine region.

Trail networks, pilgrimage routes and remote hermitages attract hikers and walkers, and the park includes notable religious sites such as the Sanctuary of La Verna. The landscape supports wildlife typical of Apennine mountains and contains long-standing woodland management traditions.

The park sits on the Apennine ridge east of Florence and Arezzo, spanning mountainous territory in northeastern Tuscany and adjoining areas; the terrain is high, forested and sparsely populated compared with lowland Tuscany.

• Ancient forests: The park contains extensive beech and mixed mountain forests, including old-growth stands that are important for biodiversity and for long-distance trekking routes.
• Arno source: The mountain area includes the source of the Arno River, a notable hydrological feature within the park boundaries.

What to See #

• Sanctuary of La Verna: A Franciscan sanctuary and pilgrimage site that lies within the park and receives visitors for religious and cultural reasons; the site includes chapels and monastic buildings set in forested slopes.
• Monte Falterona: The Apennine summit that gives the park its name and contains upland beech and fir forests; the headwaters of at least one regional river rise in the highlands around this mountain.