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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.
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