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Parco Naturale Adda Sud

This extends through the areas of Lodi and Cremona

Where
Viale Dalmazia, 10, 26900 Lodi
Contacts
+39 0371 411129
Official site

The park has, as its primary objective, to maintain the balance between the presence and activities of humans, not only through conserving the natural environments and the cultural and landscape resources still present, but also to gradually recover those environments along the floodplain that have been compromised and degraded.

Parco dell’Adda Sud extends for 230 km2, in the areas of Lodi and Cremona, along the lower part of the Adda River, between Rivolta d'Adda to the north and Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda, to the mouth of the Po River, to the south.

The park area includes the river plains, with ample agricultural extension, natural and semi-natural woodland and poplar cultivation. Near the river are a number of woods, marshlands, oxbows and dead water. Almost all the marshland falls under the jurisdiction of wildlife hunting reserves, and for this reason the areas have not been reclaimed, nor have the trees been cut.

Of particular natural interest are: the Riserva naturale Adda Morta-Lanca della Rotta (a dead branch of the river near the town of Castiglione d'Adda) and the Zerbaglia, the largest wood-swamp area in the Parco.

In the waters of the river, in the conservation areas, live marble trout and graylings; among amphibians, there is an abundance of Lataste frogs, who live only in a small part of the Valpadana and are endangered. There are also a number of reptiles present with some rare and endangered species, like the European pond turtle and the large Aesculapian snake. But it is the birds that have a number of interesting specimens.

During the winter some of the marshes are home to the extremely rare Eurasian bittern (see photo), with its camouflage colours, and along the river are groups of cormorants fishing, or drying their wings on the large trees. There are a number of ducks in the marshes belonging to a number of wildlife hunting reserves with a variety of species, some rare. Among the diurnal birds of prey, the osprey habitually stops along the Adda when migrating, and the marsh harrier nests in some of the best-preserved marshlands. Because of their unusual presence in the Valpadana, of note are the hoopoes and green woodpeckers.

There are a number of badgers and hedgehogs; for hunting, fallow deer and boar have been introduced.

Present, but limited only to certain areas, are hares, dormice, and squirrels; among carnivores, the most frequent is the weasel, fewer but larger is the marten, and even more rare, in the best conserved areas, is the skunk.

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Places

Parco Adda Sud

  • Active & Green
Parco Adda Sud
2 mt

Pusterla di San Vincenzo

  • Art & Culture
Pusterla di San Vincenzo
118 mt

Il Castello Visconteo

Built at the request of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The building currently houses the Police Headquarters
  • Art & Culture
Il Castello Visconteo
211 mt

Palazzo Barni

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Barni
245 mt

Palazzo Vistarini

Palazzo Vistarini overlooks Piazza della Vittoria and belonged to the Vistarini family, one of the most important in Lodi
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Vistarini Lodi
286 mt

Tempio dell'Incoronata

One of the most beautiful buildings of Renaissance Lombardy, Tempio dell'Incoronata built with the contribution of all social classes
  • Religious Tourism
Tempio dell'Incoronata, Lodi
297 mt

Chiesa di San Lorenzo

The Church of San Lorenzo was built in the Lombard Romanesque style and is the oldest church in Lodi, after the Cathedral.
  • Art & Culture
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
304 mt

Santa Maria del Sole

  • Religious Tourism
Santa Maria del Sole
329 mt

Palazzo Villani

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Villani
335 mt

Piazza della vittoria in lodi

Known as Piazza Maggiore, it is the scenic city center since the municipal era and still today a lively meeting place
  • Art & Culture
Piazza della Vittoria in Lodi
341 mt

Il Broletto

  • Art & Culture
Il Broletto
346 mt

Duomo of Lodi

  • Religious Tourism
@inlombardia
384 mt

Bipielle Center

  • Lifestyle
Vista esterna del centro Bipielle di Lodi.
387 mt

Chiesa di Sant'Agnese

The church of Sant'Agnese was built in the XIV century, passing, in 1351, to the Order of Saint Augustine.
  • Art & Culture
Chiesa di Sant'Agnese
396 mt

Chiesa di San Filippo

The church of San Filippo has a stunning façade, characterised by an ascensional rhythm
  • Religious Tourism
Chiesa di San Filippo
399 mt

Palazzo San Filippo

The building houses the Filippini library consisting of approximately 11,000 volumes.
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo San Filippo
432 mt

Ex chiesa e ex convento di san Cristoforo

  • Art & Culture
Ex chiesa e ex convento di san Cristoforo
448 mt

Palazzo Galeano

  • Art & Culture
Di Arbalete - Opera propria, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79923745
497 mt

Palazzo Modignani - Ghisalberti

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Modignani - Ghisalberti
532 mt

Palazzo mozzanica

Also known as the Varesi palace, it is a historic building in the city of Lodi. Its construction dates back to the fifteenth century
  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Mozzanica
568 mt

Where to sleep

HOTEL CASTELLO

Lodi
HOTEL CASTELLO
222 mt

CASETTA DI PAOLA

Lodi
CASETTA DI PAOLA
385 mt

ALBERGO ANELLI

Lodi
ALBERGO ANELLI
475 mt

HOTEL CONCORDE LODI CENTRO

Lodi
HOTEL CONCORDE LODI CENTRO
532 mt

B&B LODI CENTRO

Lodi
B&B LODI CENTRO
614 mt

PENSIONATO MONSIGNOR RAVERA

Lodi
PENSIONATO MONSIGNOR RAVERA
630 mt

B&B ART IN CENTRO

Lodi
B&B ART IN CENTRO
639 mt

CASA DELLA GIOVANE

Lodi
CASA DELLA GIOVANE
776 mt

HOTEL EUROPA

Lodi
HOTEL EUROPA
816 mt

VILLA LAILA

Lodi
VILLA LAILA
882 mt

LA GALLINA B&B

Lodi
LA GALLINA B&B
1.14 km

HOUSE RELAX

Lodi
HOUSE RELAX
1.24 km

B&B ARIA DI CAMPAGNA

Lodi
B&B ARIA DI CAMPAGNA
1.42 km

JACKY HOUSE 3.0

Lodi
JACKY HOUSE 3.0
1.47 km

HOTEL LODI

Lodi
HOTEL LODI
1.59 km

AGRITURISMO CAVRIGO

Lodi
AGRITURISMO CAVRIGO
2.96 km

AGRITURISMO IL GLICINE

Lodi
AGRITURISMO IL GLICINE
2.98 km

AGRITURISMO CASCINA DELLA FONTANA

Lodi
AGRITURISMO CASCINA DELLA FONTANA
2.99 km

MOTEL AUTOSOLE

Cornegliano Laudense
MOTEL AUTOSOLE
3.73 km

IMMOBILIARE REIS

Cornegliano Laudense
IMMOBILIARE REIS
4.07 km