Marano Lagunare nature reserve description and photos - Italy: Grado (Topic)

Marano Lagunare nature reserve description and photos - Italy: Grado. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Marano Lagunare.

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The natural reserve "Laguna Marano" is spread over an area of 1400 hectares in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and, in fact, consists of two smaller protected areas - the reserve "Foci dello Stella ”and the nature reserve“ Valle Canal Nuovo ”. The lagoon itself is run by the commune of Marano Lagunare, which also organizes boat tours around the area.

Most of the reserve consists of reed beds, sandbanks and aquatic ecosystems. A feature of the Marano lagoon is the constantly changing level of salinity of the water. This feature was the reason for the formation of a unique biological diversity in the reserve - both terrestrial and aquatic species. The most diverse is the bird kingdom, which attracts thousands of tourists to the Marano lagoon.

The larger of the two reserves that make up the Laguna Marano, Foci dello Stella, can only be explored by boat, as it is inaccessible to land routes. You can go on a water tour on it by contacting the commune of Marano Lagunare - however, it is worth remembering that groups can only consist of 80 people. The territory of the reserve includes the estuary of the Stella River and the surrounding land covered with reeds and crossed by winding streams.

Another nature reserve - "Valle Canal Nuovo" - has great opportunities for recreation and educational activities. Most of it was once exploited for fish farming. Today, on the territory of the reserve there is a visitor center, an observation deck from which the best view of the valley opens, birdwatching point and children's playground. Various educational events for schoolchildren and students are also held here. Interestingly, the only sources of fresh water for the Valle Canal Nuovo are rainwater and three artesian wells.

The main inhabitants of the Marano lagoon are undoubtedly birds, first of all, aquatic species - various types of ducks, mute swans, whooper swans, sheaths, teal-whistlers and cracklings, mallards, pintails, diving and crested ducks. A rare success is a meeting with a little merganser or white-eyed duck.

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