Parco naturale regionale del Beigua
| Parco naturale regionale del Beigua | |
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| Beigua Geopark | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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| Location | Liguria, Italy |
| Nearest city | Savona and Genoa |
| Coordinates | 44°25′58″N 8°32′55″E / 44.4328°N 8.5486°ECoordinates: 44°25′58″N 8°32′55″E / 44.4328°N 8.5486°E |
| Area | 8,715 ha (21,540 acres) |
| Established | 1985, 1995 |
| Governing body | Ente Parco del Beigua (Arenzano) |
| www.parcobeigua.it | |
The Beigua Natural Regional Park (in Italian Parco naturale regionale del Beigua) is a natural park located in province of Savona and the Metropolitan City of Genoa, both in Liguria (Italy). It's the largest protected area of the region. It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Beigua.
The natural park was established by the l.r. (regional law, in Italian legge regionale) nr. 16 April the 9th 1985 as modified by the l.r. nr. 12 February the 22nd 1995.
During March 2005 the Beigua Geopark was recognised as a part of the European Geoparks Network.
Situated in the inland of the Italian Riviera between Savona and Genoa, the park covers a very interesting area of the Ligurian Apennines. its protected territory, over 87 square kilometres (34 sq mi), includes 26 km of the Apenninic watershed dividing Pianura Padana (tributary of the Adriatic Sea) from the Ligurian Sea drainage basin.
The park encompasses three SCIs and one SPA of the Natura 2000 network:
The geopark is wider than the Natural Regional Park and reaches 39,230 ha (96,900 acres) of protected territory.
Among the summits located in the park can be cited Monte Beigua (1287 m), Bric del Dente (1107 m), Cima Fontanaccia (1153 m), Monte Rama (1150 m), Monte Reixa (1183 m) and Monte Sciguello (1103 m).
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