Stelvio National Park – one of the oldest of the Alpine parks

Stelvio National Park, Italy

There are many fine parks located throughout Italy and many of these can be found within the Alps. However, perhaps one of the oldest of the Alpine parks is that of the Stelvio National Park. The park itself encompases the entire Ortles-Cevedale mountain range which are said to be the heart of the Central Alps. Stelvio National Park, Italy by

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Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon – one of the features of the Hyblaean Mountains of Sicily

Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon, Sicily, Italy

Located in the Hyblaean Mountains of Sicily, one will find the Cavagrande Cassibile Canyon which was slowly carved into the rocks by the Cassibile River. The canyon itself is only ten kilometers long, but is nonetheless a picturesque region of the Sicilian countryside. The cliffs of the canyon in some places are more than five hundred meters tall and are

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