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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