MONFERRATO
Explore parks and reserves in Monferrato and its surroundings, from the Asti hills to the Po and the Apennines. Discover their history, wildlife, trails and places to visit.
Vinchio · Vaglio Serra · Incisa Scapaccino
Val Sarmassa brings together woodland, vineyards and small lakes in the hills south of Asti. Four loops offer ridge walks, descents into wooded valleys and places connected with writer and Resistance fighter Davide Lajolo.
Explore the parkRocchetta Tanaro
Rocchetta Tanaro protects hillside woodland crossed by streams, paths and small clearings. Enter at Sant’Emiliano to discover tall oaks, the Grande Faggio beech and cooler valley habitats, choosing between three differently structured loops.
Explore the parkVia San Sebastiano 7a · Valfenera
In Valfenera, La Rocca is a municipal park with animal areas, a playground and a picnic area. It is an easy place to spend a few hours outdoors and introduce children and families to caring for the environment.
Explore the parkBosio · Casaleggio Boiro · Lerma · Mornese · Tagliolo Monferrato · Voltaggio
Woods, pastures, streams and ridges mark the transition from Piedmont to Liguria. Capanne di Marcarolo is a broad Apennine landscape explored through the Lavagnina lakes, Monte Pracaban and the Benedicta memorial sites.
Explore the parkMolare · Foresta Regionale del Cerreto
At Molare, equipped green grounds combine an educational arboretum, activity spaces and paths in Cerreto forest. It suits families and groups interested in plants, silkworm history and outdoor time.
Explore the parkAlice Bel Colle · Bruno · Cassine · Maranzana · Mombaruzzo · Ricaldone
Between Acquese and Astigiano, La Communa preserves 1,819 hectares of wooded hills and small valleys. Oaks, chestnuts and traces of communal use accompany paths from the villages.
Explore the parkBassignana · Po–Tanaro · Alessandria
At Bassignana, the Tanaro joins the Po among riverside woods, fields and river channels. The confluence belongs to a changing landscape, best explored by observing water and birds from permitted paths. Begin in the village, without treating the meeting point of the rivers as somewhere that must be reached at all costs.
Explore the parkPo piemontese · Torrente Orba · Bosco Marengo
Po e Orba is a historic name embracing two waterscapes: the broad Po corridor and the Torrente Orba reserve. At Bosco Marengo, irrigated meadows, hedges and riverside woods frame a lowland loop rich in birds and rural history.
Explore the parkTrino · Vercelli
Among Trino’s rice fields survives a woodland that tells the story of an old form of communal management. Pedunculate oaks, hornbeams and alders accompany paths, clearings and small waterways. Walking here reveals a landscape unlike the open farmland, with changes in vegetation noticeable even along a single route.
Explore the parkSerralunga di Crea · Ponzano Monferrato · Alessandria
At Crea, the walk between the chapels crosses hillside woodland and opens up a history of pilgrimage, sculpture and painting. The sanctuary is the focal point of a visit; higher up, Cappella del Paradiso concludes the devotional route with an ensemble dedicated to Mary.
Explore the parkAsti · Camerano Casasco · Cinaglio · Settime
West of Asti, wooded hills preserve shells from a vanished sea. The reserve combines nature walks with palaeontology, with one important distinction: Valle Andona and Val Grande have open access, while Valle Botto’s fossil route requires a booked guided visit.
Explore the parkAsti · Isola d’Asti · Revigliasco d’Asti
The Stagni di Belangero protect part of the alluvial plain on the right bank of the Tanaro, upstream of Asti. Water, farmland and riverside vegetation form a mosaic where wildlife depends on the seasons and river levels. A guided visit helps you discover these habitats without disturbing their most sensitive areas.
Explore the parkAntignano · Isola d’Asti
The Rocche di Antignano flank the Tanaro with eroded cliffs, farmed slopes and riverside vegetation. Hill settlements reveal the valley’s form and transitions among vineyards, woodland and river.
Explore the parkCostigliole d’Asti · Isola d’Asti
Rio Bragna preserves a woodland corridor between the hills of Costigliole and Isola d’Asti. Its interest lies in the relationship between water, slopes and vegetation: an intimate landscape amid the surrounding vineyards.
Explore the parkAgliano Terme · Calosso · Costigliole d’Asti · Moasca
Reedbeds, ditches, small pools and vineyards form an unexpected wetland in southern Astigiano. Paludo and the Moasca streams protect a valley floor important for birds, amphibians and rural vegetation.
Explore the parkAsti · Castell’Alfero · Chiusano d’Asti · Cossombrato · Villa San Secondo
North of Asti, Valmanera preserves wooded hills and short, shaded streams. The Special Area of Conservation is much larger than the WWF oasis at Villa Paolina, which provides a practical introduction to local habitats through educational paths and guided visits.
Explore the parkRocchetta Tanaro
At the foot of the Rocchetta Tanaro hills, a rare wet black alder wood survives. Verneto preserves a fragment of the Tanaro plain’s former wetlands. It is a small, delicate habitat to discover with care rather than as an improvised walk.
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