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The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 8.3 (average on 3 votes)Coordinates : 40.940441, 14.710200 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : The symbol, overall, the Regional Park of Partenio, like that of the Monti Picentini Regional Park, is the wolf. There is no trace, sure, the presence of this animal in the mountains of feverfew. You can take pictures, however, different mammals: foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, bats, weasels and classical Mediterranean fauna. Avian species are numerous, the hoopoe, hawks, eagles and other birds of prey, crows, woodpeckers, sparrows and other birds of small and medium size. Reptiles and amphibians are numerous, details are the meetings with the spectacled salamander, the reserve of WWF Above Water. The flora is quite interesting: remarkable is the importance of the flower Anthemis, rare and protected. It is found only in a few other areas of Italy, and in the Partenio Regional Park it is forbidden to pick - in truth it is only permitted to the Benedictine monks of Montevergine (located in the Park). There are also ruins, such as the Monastery dell'Incoronata, pre-Napoleonic era, visible and to photograph following the paths of the Park.Recommended equipment : For nature photography, in the Partenio Regional Park, it is difficult to point to a single type of target. The panoramic views are interesting, sometimes directed at Vesuvius, sometimes to the Taburno and wide-angle would be welcome. For photographic hunting are inevitable telephoto lenses, but for photography "Urban" between churches and ruins you can not tell a single lens type. Also equipment for outdoor macro can be interesting.Best months : In spring and autumn the shining colorful park and sounds. The trails are rich, the edge, flowers and smells are particularly enticing. The different sources, as well as the small lake at altitude of Staff Field, are particularly beautiful in the two intermediate seasons. In winter snowfalls are frequent, beautiful views of the whitewashed. In summer the glades are pasture, beautiful atmospheres with the withered grass but dangerous shepherd dogs.How to get there : In the Regional Park of feverfew we come from different directions: from Avellino, Naples and Benevento. The area, in fact, touches three provinces. The main entrance, where the offices of the Park also has it in Summerhill, near Avellino.Visits : There are no entrance fees, the area is open and touching different municipalities. Visited walking the various trails, has many paths "paved" by car - best 4X4, but some are also a short drive from the city.Notes : The municipalities of the Partenio Regional Park: Arienzo (CE), Arpaia (BN), Avella (AV), Baiano (AV), Cervinara (AV), Forchia (BN), Mercogliano (AV), Monteforte Irpino (AV), Mugnano Cardinal (AV), Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo (AV), Pannarano (BN) Paolisi (BN), Pietrastornina (AV), Quadrelle (AV), Roccarainola (NA), Rotondi (AV), Sant'Angelo a Scala ( AV), San Felice a Cancello (CE), San Martino Valle Cudina (AV), Sirignano (AV), Sperone (AV), Summonte (AV). | | Nearby:   Avellino 7 km
  Nola 15 km
  Solofra 16 km
  Benevento 22 km
  Sant'Agata dei Goti 24 km
  Angri 25 km
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