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Parco delle Prealpi Giulie, Friuli

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The Parco Naturale delle Prealpi Giulie near Resia is the only park in Italy where Eurasian lynx is confirmed breeding — reintroduced in the 1970s into the Dinaric Alps and now expanding into Friuli. Brown bear crosses regularly from Slovenia. Wolf also confirmed. The Julian Pre-Alps have extraordinary karst landscapes and the Resia valley has a unique Slavic dialect. Golden eagle on the ridges.

Duration
4 hours
Distance
10 km
Elevation
+700 m
Best season
May – October

Highlights

  • Only Italian park with confirmed breeding Eurasian lynx
  • Brown bear crossing from Slovenia regularly
  • Resia valley — unique Slavic dialect and musical tradition

With your dog

Alpine park; dogs off-leash.