The Parco delle Orobie Valtellina stretches across the north-facing side of Valtellina in all its beauty, home to imposing mountain peaks that hit highs of up to 2,000 and 3,000 metres of elevation. An extraordinary region, it boasts almost unrivalled diversity in its landscape, wildlife, and ecosystems: cliffs, scree, jutting-off side valleys, meadows, forests, streams, ponds, and wetlands.
The range in altitude unlocks a myriad of landscapes. Lower down the slopes the area is rich in deciduous forests and chestnut tree woods, before shifting into pine forests and then letting the landscape open up to reveal Alpine pastures that are resplendent with wildflowers as the seasons change. Up here, in these vast meadows, are where you’ll find herds of cows spending their summer for the production of Valtellina’s most mouth-watering cheeses, including the acclaimed Bitto DOP – a key player in the traditional cuisine.
If you’re passionate about Alpine wildlife, then the Parco delle Orobie is exactly where you want to be: home to chamois, deer, roe deer, ibexes, a population of grouse (including black grouse – the symbol of the park), and various birds of prey that soar in total freedom throughout the park.
The park’s showpiece is the Osservatorio Ecofaunistico Alpino di Aprica (Aprica’s Alpine Eco-Wildlife Observatory), where you observe the park’s resident wildlife up-close.
PARCO DELLE OROBIE VALTELLINESI
Via Moia, 4 - Albosaggia (SO)
+39 0342 211236
info@parcorobievalt.com
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