Parco Nazionale
Parco Nazionale in Emilia-Romagna
4 towns
Emilia-Romagna holds 4 Parco Nazionale sites inside our catalogue. They cluster in the Forlì-Cesena and Parma provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Bagno di Romagna, Portico e San Benedetto, and Premilcuore. 1 more town carries the mark alongside them.

Bagno di Romagna
Province: Forlì-Cesena · 491 m
A 491-meter thermal town at the head of the Savio valley, drawing on springs that have run at 47 degrees since Roman times.

Portico e San Benedetto
Province: Forlì-Cesena · 309 m
A three-tier medieval borgo at 309 meters on the Montone river, capital of Florence's Romagna territories from 1386.

Premilcuore
Province: Forlì-Cesena · 459 m
A 459-meter walled borgo on the Rabbi river, an entry point to the Foreste Casentinesi from the Romagna side.

Corniglio
Province: Parma · 690 m
A 690-meter Parma-Apennine commune inside the Tosco-Emiliano park, with a thirteenth-century Rossi castle and the Lagdei plateau above.
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