Initiatives and stakeholder
Discover the visitor centres of the Alpine Protected Areas (APA) as well as other centres and museums dedicated to the mountains and the Alps.
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GERMANY
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Nationalpark Berchtesgaden Nationalpark-Haus ViVialp station available The "Haus der Berge" visitor centre, a flagship project opened in 2012. |
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Naturpark Nagelfluhkette AlpSeeHaus ViVialp station available Film about the concept of the visitor centre |
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AUSTRIA
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Nationalpark Hohe Tauern/Salzburg Nationalparkwelten Mittersill 8 main topics (mountians, forests, ice, glaciers etc...). Highlight:Eagle's Eye view, a large marmot burrow were children and adults can crawls, 3D animation, Glacier Word ViVialp station available |
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Nationalpark Hohe Tauern/Tirol Nationalparkhaus Matrei On the wing with the kings of the skies, interactive puzzles and games for the young, set in a cultural landscape thousands of years old, land of the 1000 water features, Noah's Ark of extreme, etc. ViVialp station available |
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Nationalpark Hohe Tauern/Kärnten Bios Nationalparkzentrum Mallnitz Exhibits: "National Park Adventure": explore the park as a ranger & "Discover invisible wonders" ViVialp station available |
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Nationalpark Kalkalpen Nationalpark Besucherzentrum Ennstal The Enns Valley visitor centre is located directly next to the river Enns. |
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Nationalpark Kalkalpen Nationalpark Zentrum Molln Modern atrium construction in Austria’s biggest wooden house “Secret Waters“: exhibition on the hidden worlds of springs |
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Nationalpark Gesäuse Weidendom “Willow Dome”: Unusual structure formed from living willow rods. Hosts various events and a research station. Educational trail. |
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Alpenpark Karwendel Naturparkhaus Hinterriβ Inaugurated in June 2009. |
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Biosphärenpark Großes Walsertal HausWalserstolz Biosphere Reserve's presentation and information, alpine dairy, presentation and participation in cheese production, regional gastronomy. |
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FRANCE
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Maison des Parcs et de la Montagne City of Chambéry and partner parcs “House of Parcs and Mountains”: Exhibition centre by the city of Chambéry, presenting the parks in Savoie (Bauges, Chartreuse, Vanoise) ViVialp station available |
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Espace Glacialis Parc National de la Vanoise Exhibition centre by Vanoise National Parc and the commune of Champagny-en-Vanoise on the theme of mountain glaciers |
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Parc National de la Vanoise Maison de la Vanoise - Termignon ViVialp station available |
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Parc National Les Ecrins Seven visitor centres in the different parts of Les Ecrins National Park. ViVialp station available Maison du Parc - Vallouise (new!) The new Vallouise visitor centre opened in 2014 |
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Parc National Les Ecrins Maison du Parc - Vallée du Valgaudemar ViVialp station available |
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Parc naturel régional du Luberon The main visitor centre (Maison du Parc) is located in a historic building directly in the old town of Apt The city of Manosque offers a special “House of Biodiversity” (Maison de la Biodiversité) |
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Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges There are two thematic visitor centres in the park: “La Maison faune-flore” (focus on wildlife) and “La Chartreuse, Maison du Patrimoine” (information on the cultural and rural heritage, located in a former monastery) |
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Parc national du Mercantour There is no big visitor centre for this park, but 5 small information points in the different valleys, and a webpage dedicated to the topic of education: |
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ITALY
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Parco naturale Adamello Brenta Five visitor centres with different thematic focuses (fauna, flora, local traditions etc. and especially the bear, the park´s animal symbol) |
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Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfser Joch Five different visitor centres: "Natura tra foi" (focussing on the high mountain world and survival techniques of plants and animals), "Aquaprad" (offering 13 fish aquariums), "Cultura martell" (informing about local traditions), “Lahner Säge” (about the forest,its protective and useful functions) and "Avimundus"(focusing on the word of birds). |
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Parco naturale/Parc naturel Mont Avic Visitor Center in Champorcher (new!) The visitor center is located in an ancient touristic house of the 20th century completely renovated. Visitor Center in Covarey (Champdepraz) In the visitor center you can find an information point, a naturalistic museum , the Vivialp station and a 1:5000 cartographic model that reproduces the park and its surroundings ViVialp station available
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Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi Centro visitatori La casa del Tempo Focussing on the historical evolution of the region (geology, wildlife, local culture) |
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Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso Several thematic visitor centres (on the forms of the landscapes, the bearded vulture and the ibex, the park´s symbol etc.) and the Park Laboratory visitor centre. ViVialp station available |
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Parco Nazionale Val Grande Several smaller visitor centres and museums, including the water museum "Acquamondo" |
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Parco naturale Dolomiti Friulane The visitor centre of Cimolais, one of several "centri visite" of the park |
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Parco naturale delle Prealpi Giulie Besides information points and exhibition facilities, the main visitor centre is located in "La casa del parco", the park authority´s head offices |
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Naturpark Drei Zinnen / Parco naturale Tre Cime The visitor centre and the northeast part of the Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Park have many fascinating aspects. There is an experience workshop, an aquarium with snails, yellow-bellied toads, dragonfly larvae and Alpine newts, while the open-air area offers the “Woodland World of Wonders”, the tree village and Celtic tree horoscope. |
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Naturpark Puez-Geisler / Parco naturale Puez-Odle The Nature Park centre covers different topics: "Touching the mountains" presents the geology of the Dolomites, "Miracles of nature" shows animal skins, eggs, feathers, footprints, teeth, antlers and healing herbs, while "Conquering mountains" mainly concerns the sport of mountain climbing and Reinhold Messner. |
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Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten / Parco naturale Sciliar-Catinaccio The Nature Park visitor centre is housed in the former Steger sawmill. This 400-year old water-powered saw has been renovated and is now fully functional. The living quarters with parlour, kitchen and bedroom have also been reconstructed. Display boards inside and a nearby wood trail give information about the Nature Park. |
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Naturpark Texelgruppe / Parco naturale Gruppo di Tessa The Nature Park visitor centre in Naturns (Naturno) develops the theme of “Water and Light”. There are presentations of a spring biotope, the culturally and historically interesting irrigation systems known as the “Waale”, a green pond biotope containing tadpoles and toads and three aquariums. |
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Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags / Parco naturale Fanes-Senes-Braies The ramps in the visitor centre are used as show floor to explain the origins of the Dolomites, the fossils and the activity of mountain pasture. In the lower floor there is a reconstruction of the Conturines cave with some archeological findings. There era also an archeological game and some interactive boxes about alpine habitats. In the upper floor there are some terrariums and some paintings about the Ladin legends. ViVialp station available |
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Parco naturale Paneveggio Pale di San Martino Besides others, a modern visitor centre is located in Villa Welsperg, a historic building surrounded by a large garden |
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SLOVENIA
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Triglavski narodni park (Triglav National Park)
Information on the Park, its natural assets and cultural heritage. Exhibitions, ecosystem models, dome with an observation tower. ViVialp station available.
Multivision presentation of the Park, Exhibition on nature, cultural landscape, man and nature, and also on ethnological, cultural and historical traditions of the Trenta valley www.tnp.si | Bled | Trenta |
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Park Škocjanske jame Park’s Information Centre: access to the caves (guided tours), museum, educational trails. ViVialp station available |
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SWITZERLAND
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Parc Naziunal Svizzer Opened in 2008, the visitor centre over 800m² is divided in In 4 rooms of exhibition space packed with scientific facts as well as sensory and mystical experiences. Discovery trail for children. ViVialp station available |
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Pro Natura Centre de Champ-Pittet Located in the largest lakeside marsh area in Switzerland, on the southern shores of Neuchâtel lake. With 3 thematic nature trails (one to discover the marsh), various educational exhibits, 2 scenic gardens... Wheelchair access is guaranteed to most of the Champ-Pittet grounds |
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