Category: Wildlife watching

The Nockberge are an unusually gentle mountain group shaped by rounded grassy summits and form the Nockberge Biosphere Park. The Nockalm Road winds as a panoramic toll road in many hairpins across the alpine pastures. Marmots, alpine farming and wide trails shape the quiet area.HighlightsGentle, rounded grassy summits (Nocken)Nockalm Road as a panoramic toll roadBiosphere park with alpine farmingMarmots and wide trailsGood to knowSpecial featuregentle grassy mountains…

Cogne is one of the finest gateways into the Gran Paradiso National Park. Through the Valnontey side valley, trails lead into the realm of ibex and chamois, and near the hamlet of Lillaz the Cascate di Lillaz waterfalls tumble over several tiers. In winter Cogne is a well-known cross-country skiing centre.HighlightsGateway into the Gran ParadisoCascate di Lillaz waterfallsIbex…

Founded in 1963, the Vanoise National Park was France's first and borders the Italian Gran Paradiso, home to large populations of ibex and chamois, with a dense network of trails and huts…

The Triglav, at 2,864 m, is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the national symbol, at the heart of the country's only national park; the ascent leads over secured, exposed routes and is…

Founded in 2002, the Gesäuse National Park protects one of Austria's wildest mountain landscapes, where the Enns cuts deep into steep limestone walls. Highlights: deeply cut Enns valley with steep limestone walls, golden eagles,…

At 4,061 m, Gran Paradiso is the only four-thousander lying entirely on Italian soil. The protected area around it was established in 1922 as Italy’s first national park, originally to save the Alpine ibex from extinction. Today the park is one of the best places in the Alps to watch ibex and chamois…