Lake Iseo is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio River. Northern Italy is known for its highly industrialized towns, interspersed with several natural lakes. Lake Iseo has retained its natural beauty, with lush green mountains surrounding its crystal-clear waters.
Gargano National Park is located in the province of Foggia, in southern Italy. Besides the Gargano peninsula, the park also includes the Tremiti Islands and the Lago Salso wetlands. The park is home to many species of wild orchids, including several species of the genus Ophrys, also known as bee orchids. It is one of the most biodiverse areas in Western Europe, and boasts ancient oak trees up to 350 years old.
Lake Como is a glacial lake in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi). It is the third largest lake in Italy (after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore). It is a destination with a pure beauty, a marvelous nature and breath-taking views, from where you can walk, relax, discover the peace and enjoy the calm of an holiday.
The Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, with its 3,868 hectares wide surface, is one of Italy's smallest National Parks and the most populated at the same time, with about 4,000 inhabitants distributed in five hamlets: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare.
Sea and mountains: in the central-eastern part of Sardinia, there is a vast and unspoilt natural complex that embodies, in all of its aspects, a wild, rugged beauty and it is considered the most beautiful of the Italian parks by many, National Park of the Gulf of Orosei and Gennargentu.
The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, 7 m (23 ft) below France's Col de l'Iseran (2,764 m (9,068 ft)).
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy, with its 370 km² surface and is situated among the three Italian regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige. Lake Garda, with its 25 picturesque villages, all bound by the Gardesana state road and reachable with the highway, is rich with historical monuments, castles and fortresses, so it offers a general view on its incomparable history.
Lago Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino.
The Apennine Mountains, often referred to as the Apennines, form a mountain range that runs the length of the Italian Peninsula, from the northwest to the southern tip. They are a key geographic and cultural feature of Italy, shaping its climate, ecology, and history.
The Parco Sempione is a large green space close to the Castello Sforzesco. It was built between 1890 and 1893 imitating a typical English garden. Parco Sempione has an overall area of over 47 hectares. It has trees, bushes and flowers dispersed among its many vivid green lawns and a pretty artificial lake, which houses numerous kinds of birds.
The Pollino National Park is a national park in Basilicata and Calabria, southern Italy. Comprised within the provinces of Cosenza, Matera and Potenza, with its 1,820 square kilometres it is the largest natural park in the country.
