RISERVA NATURALE DI FONDOTOCE
 This area
(Special Natural Reserve), 360 ha. including the most important cane-thicket on the
Piedmontese shore of Lake
Maggiore and strips of riparian vegetation, was designated a Natural Reserve
in 1990 to protect one of the last remaining intact reed thickets on the western
shores of Lake Maggiore. It covers an area of 361 hectares and includes the
mouth of the Toce River and a section of the shores of the Borromeo
Gulf.
The lacustrine character of
the territory makes possible the presence of distinctive bird life and flora,
water chestnuts for example which are found mostly along the canal connecting
Lake Mergozzo and Lake Maggiore.
While cycling through the park it is easy to come across nests of
migratory birds or discover hidden beaches and inlets.
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