Museo naturalistico del centro visitatori Orecchiella
Natural history museum in the visitor centre of the Orecchiella reserve, with reconstructed habitats and a section on birds of prey, in the Parco nazionale dell’Appennino tosco-emiliano.
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About the museum
The museum is located in the visitor centre of the Orecchiella reserve, in San Romano in Garfagnana, within the Parco nazionale dell’Appennino tosco-emiliano (Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park). The three-storey building houses, alongside the natural history museum, a technical office, a library, a research centre and a meeting room, and serves as the reception point for schools and visitors to the reserve.
The exhibition is interactive and presents the natural environment of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines through reconstructions of habitats such as beech woods, high-altitude grasslands, rock faces and pastures, complemented by dioramas of fauna and flora. One section is devoted to birds of prey.
The reserve has wildlife enclosures with mouflon, bears and roe deer, and a garden of mountain flowers. The museum offers educational activities for school groups and adults.
Highlights
- Reconstructed habitats: beech woods, grasslands, rock faces and pastures
- Dioramas of Apennine fauna and flora
- Section on birds of prey
- Wildlife enclosures with mouflon, bears and roe deer
- Garden of mountain flowers
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso naturalistico del centro visitatori – Reconstructions of habitats of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, dioramas of fauna and flora and a section on birds of prey.
- Founded
- 1987
- Visitors per year
- approx. 29,995
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €1Children aged 6 to 11 and over 65s |
| Children & teens | €1free up to age 5 · Free admission up to age 6; ages 6 to 11 reduced ticket. |
| Seniors | €1Reduced for over 65s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Groups (15+ people) | –€10 per group of at least 15 people. |
The ticket covers the visitor centre and the museums; a fee applies for dogs and access to the reserve is restricted.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Free admission for people with disabilities; another listing notes accessible nature trails and parking.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|
- Hands-on stations
Interactive exhibition with habitat reconstructions; the reserve has wildlife enclosures and a garden of mountain flowers.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free parking for cars, coaches and motorhomes at the visitor centre (according to a tourist guide).
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The visitor centre is the reception point for school groups and visitors to the reserve; interactive educational activities are offered for schools and adults. |
