ITALY - NATURE

Dolomiti

The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps. One national park and many other regional parks are located in the Dolomites. In August 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A tourist mecca, the Dolomites are famous for skiing in the winter months and mountain climbing, hiking, climbing and Base Jumping, as well as paragliding and hang gliding in summer and late spring/early autumn.

 

 

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: Luca

Lago Maggiore

Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy and largest lake of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona. Borromean Islands are three islands and two islets located between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south.

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

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