List of national parks of Italy

There are 26 national parks in Italy. National Parks and other protected areas are listed in an document called "Official List of Protected Natural Areas" (EUAP) maintained by the Italian Ministry of the Environment.[1]

The oldest national park is Gran Paradiso National Park, it was established in 1922 to protect the ibex which at that time was almost extint due to hunting.[2] The most recent park is the Matese National Park established in 2025.[3]

Each national park has its own plan (piano del parco) that divides the park's territory into zones with different levels of protection and allows different sorts of human activity. The highest level of protection is the strict nature reserve or wilderness area, in these areas no form of human activity is allowed.

National parks

Name Image Location (Region) Location (Map) Year of establishment[1] Area[4]
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise
41°49′N 13°47′E / 41.81°N 13.78°E / 41.81; 13.78 (Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park)		 1922 505 km2 (195.0 sq mi)
Alta Murgia National Park Apulia
40°59′N 16°22′E / 40.99°N 16.37°E / 40.99; 16.37 (Alta Murgia National Park)		 2004 680.77 km2 (262.8 sq mi)
Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri-Lagonegrese National Park Basilicata
40°20′20″N 15°54′00″E / 40.339°N 15.90°E / 40.339; 15.90 (Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri-Lagonegrese National Park)		 2007 689.996 km2 (266.4 sq mi)
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany
44°19′N 10°14′E / 44.32°N 10.24°E / 44.32; 10.24 (Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park)		 1997 261.49 km2 (101.0 sq mi)
Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park Sardinia
41°15′N 9°25′E / 41.25°N 9.41°E / 41.25; 9.41 (Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park)		 1994 Land: 51.34 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Water: 150.46 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
Arcipelago Toscano National Park Tuscany
42°45′N 10°02′E / 42.75°N 10.03°E / 42.75; 10.03 (Arcipelago Toscano National Park)		 1989 Land: 178.87 km2 (69.1 sq mi)
Water: 576.76 km2 (222.7 sq mi)
Asinara National Park Sardinia
44°19′N 10°14′E / 44.32°N 10.24°E / 44.32; 10.24 (Asinara National Park)		 1997 52.00 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Aspromonte National Park Calabria
38°10′N 15°59′E / 38.17°N 15.99°E / 38.17; 15.99 (Asinara National Park)		 645.45 km2 (249.2 sq mi)
Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park Campania 1991 1,810.48 km2 (699.0 sq mi)
Cinque Terre National Park Liguria 1999 38.60 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Circeo National Park Lazio 1934 84.84 km2 (32.8 sq mi)
Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park Veneto 1988 310.34 km2 (119.8 sq mi)
Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna National Park Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany 1989 364.26 km2 (140.6 sq mi)
Gargano National Park Apulia 1991 1,181.44 km2 (456.2 sq mi)
Gran Paradiso National Park Aosta Valley, Piedmont 1922 710.43 km2 (274.3 sq mi)
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park Marche, Abruzzo, Lazio 1991 1,489.35 km2 (575.0 sq mi)
Gulf of Orosei and Gennargentu National Park Sardinia 1998 739.35 km2 (285.5 sq mi)
Maiella National Park Abruzzo 1991 740.95 km2 (286.1 sq mi)
Matese National Park Campania, Molise
Monti Sibillini National Park Marche, Umbria 1993 714.37 km2 (275.8 sq mi)
Isola di Pantelleria National Park Sicily 2016 65.6 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Pollino National Park Basilicata, Calabria 1988 1,925.65 km2 (743.5 sq mi)
Sila National Park Calabria 2002 706.95 km2 (273.0 sq mi)
Stelvio National Park Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 1935 1,307.28 km2 (504.7 sq mi)
Val Grande National Park Piedmont 1991 170 km2 (65.6 sq mi)
Vesuvius National Park Campania 1995 84.82 km2 (32.7 sq mi)

Sources

  1. 1 2 "Elenco ufficiale delle aree naturali protette" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Conoscere il Parco - Storia" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  3. ↑ "Nasce il Parco Nazionale del Matese, raggiunto un obiettivo importante" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Parchi Nazionali in Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
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