{"id":36793,"date":"2020-11-02T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=36793"},"modified":"2020-11-01T10:03:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T09:03:21","slug":"circeo-park-lazio-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/circeo-park-lazio-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Circeo National Park: Magical Environments along the Coast of Lazio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Circeo National Park<\/strong> covers about 8,500 hectares along the Tyrrhenian coast of Lazio<\/a><\/strong>. Just 100 km south of the Eternal City<\/strong>, a protected natural area where different but essential environments coexist, creating a perfect ecosystem<\/strong>. Thus, the coastal dunes<\/strong> protect the forest from the salty winds, allowing it to proliferate, while migratory birds<\/strong> can find shelter in the wetlands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to the Odyssey<\/strong>, after trying to turn Ulysses and his companions into swine, the enchantress Circe<\/strong> welcomed them on the Circeo, which was her home. In accordance with some, this legend comes from the fact that the Circeo promontory<\/strong>\u00a0from above resembles a sleeping woman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Circeo Promontory. By User:Sagnon21 \u2013 Own work, CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikipedia Commons<\/div><\/div>\n

For every environment of the Circeo, its flora and fauna<\/h2>\n

The Circeo National Park has a wide variety of flora and fauna<\/strong>, different for each environment. In fact, the Park Authority was established in 1934 to protect and enhance the splendid naturalistic heritage<\/strong> of the territory.<\/p>\n

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A typical “Piscina”. By Seghene, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/div><\/div>\n

Firstly the forest, also called “Selva di Circe”<\/strong>, is one of the few best preserved lowland forests in Italy. Inside we find both dry areas<\/strong>, characterised by the presence of turkey oaks, stingers and aquiline fern, and wet areas<\/strong> called “Piscine”, where oak, ash and a few examples of poplar predominate. Regarding animals, wild boar<\/strong> is the king of the forest, even if many other Mediterranean species are present. On the other hand, the Piscine are home to various types of amphibians<\/strong> and reptiles<\/strong>, such as the green frog, the collar snake and the water tortoise.<\/p>\n\n\t\t