Circeo Natural Park

Park Authority:
Ufficio Amministrazione Gestione Beni ex ASFD MiPAF
Headquarters:
Via Carlo Alberto, 107 - 04016 Sabaudia (LT)
Tel: 0773/511385
Fax: 0773/510503
E-mail: pn.circeo@parks.it
Area:
about 8,500 hectares (85 Square Kilometers)
Province:
Latina (Lazio region)

Established in: 1934 – The park includes remarkable archeological remains and natural beauty spread among 20 kilometers of sandy beaches, four coastal lakes, wetlands and a precious example of lowland forest of 18,500 hectares (18,700 acres). A UNESCO “World Heritage Site,” the park — where the remnants of Emperor Domitian’s Villa and Lucullus’ Spring are located the Circeo National Park hosts 1,237 species of fauna and 250 varieties of birds;

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Getting there: While most Italian national parks are centred on the high mountains of the Alps and the Appennins, Circeo is a coastal wilderness on the west coast half way between Rome and Naples. Located 80 km (65 miles) south of Rome, the Circeo National Park takes its name from Circe, the sorceress who bewitched Ulysses in Homer’s Odyssey. The legend tells that she should now lives in one of the forty-four caves accessible only via water.

The Circeo National Park is easily reached from the north by taking the SS 148, the Pontina Road from Rome and driving south, after Latina. Coming from the south, you take the Domiziana Road, and after Gaeta, the Via Flacca SS 213, will take you to Sperlonga first, then Terracina and San Felice Circeo at the door of the park.

Visitor Information:
At the Head Office of the Park, in Via Carlo Alberto 107 in Sabaudia (tel. 0773-511385), there is a Visitors' Centre, where you can find all the necessary information for the best visit possible of the Park:
- an information point
- a naturalistic museum
- a library
- an audio-visual hall
- an area dedicated to exhibitions
- theme paths
- a picnic area
- Information about nature and wildlife projects and initiatives

other services:
Current conservation education - (e.g.visitors centre, hides, information booklet, facilities for school visits etc.)
- Botanical gardens.
- Conference centre.
- Exhibition hall.
- Nature trails.

The guided visits are organized by co-operatives, trails have been set-up (one of which has information boards for the blind) and signposts installed to increase awareness of the area.

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