cover photo by Antonio Puntillo
The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 8.5 (average on 2 votes)Coordinates : 41.578607,12.942333 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : Birds, migratory and sedentary, including Teals, Shovelers, Moriglioni, gadwalls, and then Herons and Egrets, Martin Fishermen and Lapwings, and uncommon birds such as the Ferruginous Duck, nesting, and some species of birds of prey such as the marsh harrier and the peregrine falcon. Pantanello is located on a major bird migration routes.Recommended equipment : You can stop within three hides for birdwatching, a covered and an observatory. The first hut on the pond flora, the other two with the roof terrace on the lake of the birds on the lake and the last observation of amphibians.Best months : From October to March, on request of the remaining months. The best period is January-March. Closed in June, July and August for both nesting and because the park does not have tree cover and the heat would make the visit unpleasant.How to get there : From Rome, take the regional road Pontina (SR148) Latin direction, exit at Borgo Sabotino (Lido di Latina), follow direction Cisterna. Past the first round. At the second roundabout, go straight and follow the signs for the Via Appia (SS7), cross the Via Appia and go straight following the signs for Ninfa, Norma Bassett, pass the roundabout Doganella of Ninfa and follow the signs to Ninfa. After about 3 km on the right side is the entrance of the Natural Park Pantanello. From Naples, the A1 motorway, exit at Frosinone, follow the signs for Latin America (SR156 - Via dei Monti Lepini), continue until you reach the Via Appia (SS7). Turn right towards Roma, continue for about 18 km, passing two sets of traffic lights and a roundabout at 57.600 km turn right and follow the signs to Ninfa, Norma Bassett, go straight, pass the roundabout and follow the Doganella Ninfa directions for Ninfa. After about 3 km on the right side is the entrance of the Natural Park Pantanello.Visits : Pantanello is open to the public from October to March every Sunday (with some exceptions noted on the official website of the park (www.fondazionecaetani.org)). A visit to the park is driven by personal LIPU Latina with departure at 10.00 from the Meeting Room of Pantanello for a term of two and a half hours. Contribution of entry for the maintenance of the payment on the spot. Booking required by email (see website of the park) or by contacting the LIPU of Latin America. You can take photographs outside the official day visit by contacting the Department.Notes : Pantanello park is an initiative of the Foundation Roffredo Caetani non-profit organization, and supported by the Region of Lazio, from the end of the nineties and opened December 15, 2009. Pantanello is an area of ??100 hectares on which it was rebuilt the landscape prior to the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes, there are extensive wetlands (about 15 hectares), three interconnected ponds, ponds flora, a largest lake, Lake birds, amphibians, and finally the pond, as well as forests with native vegetation. Pantanello with the historic garden is part of the Natural Monument "Garden of Ninfa" established in 2000 by the Lazio Region. | | Nearby: Giardino di Ninfa 1 km
Sermoneta 5 km
Latina 13 km
Segni 14 km
Lago di Giulianello 15 km
Velletri 18 km
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