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On
the south side of the lake there’s a nature reserve extended
over an area of 360 acres: The Nature Reserve `Le Torbiere del
Sebino’. A damp area composed of reed beds and sheets of water.
The reserve is to be reached from Iseo following the main road
in the direction of Provaglio. It is a
must to visit this beautiful nature reserve, but please be sure
not to scare the animals that have chosen this paradise to live.
Here over 17 different species of birds breed
every year. Like the didapper, the little bittern, the water
rail, the reed bunting, the marsh warbler, the savi’s warbler,
the gargany, the spotted crake, the cuckoo, the sedge warbler,
the penduline tit, the coot, the mallard, the moorhen and other
migratory species. In the waters of Le Torbiere del Sebino you
can find all kinds of fish. Among others: pikes, catfish, eels,
the perch, the carp, the tench, etc.
Remarkable is also the vegetation. Canebrakes, water rush and
stem. Big trees like poplars and alder-trees. On the water the
beautiful water lilies. At the
entrance of the park there is a fountain of the XVII century
once used as a public washing place. The fountain sprays fresh
water coming from the cliffs of `La Madonna del Corno’. Only a
few hundred metres away at a dominant position is situated the
monastery of San Pietro in Lamosa from the XI century. Inside
the monastery one can admire frescos of the XIV, the XV and the
XVI century. |
