Parco Naturale del Gran Bosco di Salbertrand

A 700-hectare Forest of Silver and Spruce Firs

It is situated on the right side of Val di Susa (Northern Cottian Alps) and extends from 1,000m above sea-level to 2,600m. It was established in 1980 to protect the local luxuriant vegetation, in particular firs and the wide range of larches and Swiss stone pines. The 70% of the area is covered with woodlands, while the remaining 30% is covered with pasturea and high-mountain grasslands. The Park houses over 600 vegetable species which create a great variety of habitats. The wildlife is extremely rich with about 70 species of nesting birds and 21 species of mammals, among them roe deer, deer, and chamois.