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Monte Mario Park in Rome
The Monte Mario park (Rome) extends across the north-western part of the city, and is an important connecting element between the environmental system of the Tiber and the large extra-urban areas, a true green corridor within the city.
At 139 metres high, it is the most imposing relief in the system of hills called Monti della Farnesina and, due to its environmental characteristics, represents a true mosaic of biological diversity.
The large presence of typical Mediterranean vegetation in the lower areas (holm oak, cork oak and cistus) contrasts with that typical of sub-mountain conditions in the higher areas (hornbeam, lime, maple, flowering ash, hazel, privet and dogwood).
The human presence in the area has severely disturbed the presence of the original fauna: present today are rodents (dormouse, house mouse, field mouse) and birds (robin, blackbird, long-tailed tit, greenfinch, goldfinch, jackdaw and starling).
The area constitutes an asset of inestimable cultural and environmental value for the city, which includes historic villas including Villa Mazzanti, home to RomeNature, and Villa Mellini, home to the famous astronomical observatory.
RomaNatura, the reserve's management body, has entrusted the management of the services to Legambiente Lazio.
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Monte Mario Park in Rome
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Category Historic Parks and Gardens
