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Scientist for a day: discovering seeds, pollinating insects, and freshwater organisms with the Bioblitz in the Mincio Park
Sunday 2nd June: ten itineraries to discover nature at Bertone Park
(Mantova, 16 May 19) Sunday 2nd June (the initial date of 19th May was postponed due to adverse weather conditions) the 2019 edition of BIOBLITZ will take place at Bertone Park. It is a citizen science event that occurs a...

Mincio Park awarded in Brussels for ecotourism activities that include local economy
The European Commission has awarded Mincio Park as best practice for the promotion of local economy
(Mantova, 26 Mar 18) In Brussels, the European Commission has selected Mincio Park as winner of the annual prize for the "Best practice in capitalising on local economy", for the Park’s activities in the field of ec...

272 storks were born free on the Mincio River
The stork reintroduction project carried out with the Bertone Centre is having a significant impact in terms of biodiversity
(Mantova, 16 Feb 18) Storks that were born along the Mincio river since the beginning of Mincio Park’s reintroduction project have reached the number of 272; the chronicle of the movements recorded over the last 20 ...

EcoSUSTAIN, the new website is online
Mincio Park represents Italy in a transnational programme to preserve biodiversity
(Mantova, 10 Oct 17) The new website of the transnational EcoSUSTAIN  Project (Ecological sustainable Governance of Mediterranean protected Areas via improved Scientific, Technical and Managerial Knowledge Base) is n...

Technical group of the Mincio River Contract: progress assessment
(Mantova, 13 Jul 17) In 47 out of 66 activities constituting the Action Plan of the Mincio River Contract (they were initially 62, then 4 more have been added) there have been progresses, or the related activities have be...

White Stork: 17 young birds take their first flight in Mincio Park
The Park's project helps the return of this species in Italy
(Mantova, 03 Nov 16) In the last weeks, most European storks have left for Africa, including those which had spent the summer in Mincio Park. Young birds will stay in Africa for at least two years before, hope...

"Ocno Archipelago": platforms on the water surface enchanting Mantua
(Mantova, 12 Sep 16) The Ocno Archipelago - an installation by the architect Joseph Grima placed on the Lago Inferiore in Mantua - is made up of seven islands having different diameters and connected to each other...

Nature's faces in Mantua
40 proposals in the nature to discover Italy's Capital of Culture 2016
(Mantova, 14 Apr 16) A long journey in stages to be acquainted with Mantua's natural profile giving this town its identity of "City of Water": in the protected area it was named after, the Mincio Park proposes ...

Hikes along the river Mincio: free events from 31st August to late October
On foot along the almost unknown paths, by bike or boat, with music, tastings, theater
(Mantova, 27 Aug 14) From Castellaro Lagusello to Governolo, 12 stages starting now and lasting until late October to discover this territory: it is the new free hike session proposed by the Mincio Park along with t...

History routes between Garda and Po
8 thematic itineraries in the short guides of Terre del Mincio
(Mantova, 13 Dec 13) Two short guides propose eight thematic itineraries in the Terre del Mincio, presenting the territory between the Garda lake and the Po river through its thousand-year old history - Arcehomincio - and...