Natural Park of "Gran Bosco di Salbertran"
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Natural Park of "Gran Bosco di Salbertran" is located on the right side of the Italian Val di Susa in Piedmont (Northern cottian alps) at an altitude of 1,000 to 2,600 meters above sea level. The park was founded in 1980 to protect the local flora, especially fir, larch and cedar Europe - the most valuable conifers of the Alpine ecosystem. It is interesting that the local silver fir in the 18th century used in construction, for example, for the construction of Arsenal in Turin, the Basilica of Superga and Venaria Reale Castello.

About 70% of the "Gran Bosco di Salbertran" (the total area of ​​the park - 3775 hectares) is covered by forests, while the remaining 30% are pastures and alpine meadows. Total found in the park more than 600 species of plants, 70 species of birds and 21 species of mammals, among them - deer, chamois and roe deer. Aviafauna represented by birds of prey such as the sparrow hawk, buzzard, kestrel and goshawk. Among the nocturnal birds in addition to the ordinary owl living at low altitudes, you can hear the owl and even Upland owl. There are grouse and white stone partridges, which are considered a real symbol of the alpine avifauna.

Today, the park "Gran Bosco di Salbertran" modern tourist resorts combined with ancient mountain villages with their authentic atmosphere .  Of the major destinations include the fortification Assetty and exilles, but there's a lot of other evidence of human activity .  One example Trou de Tui (Trou de Touilles) - a unique hydraulic device, made at the height of 2 thousand examples above sea level in the first half of the 16th century stone dresser from Ramata .  The name of this Stonebruiser - Colombano Romeo - was named the Ecomuseum of the park, which opened in 1996. .  The museum staff have developed a 7-kilometer circular educational route, passing through which you can witness the ancient structure, tools and a variety of facilities used in the daily life of local farmers in the past .  Among the unique cultural and architectural monuments - Glacier 19th century water mill, kiln, wood-coal collapsed, the parish church, with its treasures, frescoed chapel of the Annunciation, etc. . d . 

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