Places
Park·Easy·Relaxing·Popular
Bolgheri — Bosco di San Silvestro
Tuscany
The Oasi WWF di Bolgheri near Castagneto Carducci is a bird sanctuary established in 1959 — among the first wildlife reserves in Italy. The reserve protects 1,700 ha of coastal marsh, reed bed and pine forest adjacent to the Bolgheri wine zone. Wild boar are so habituated they graze alongside walkers. The cypress avenue leading to Bolgheri was immortalised in Carducci's 1871 poem 'Davanti San Guido'.
Duration
2.5 hours
Distance
6 km
Elevation
+30 m
Best season
Year-round
Highlights
- Among Italy's first wildlife reserves — established 1959
- Wild boar habituated to walkers — graze alongside them
- Carducci's famous cypress avenue — poem from 1871
With your dog
Coastal park; dogs welcome.
