In the village of Serranova, the Visitor Centre introduces the reserve’s environments, history and archaeology through displays and interactive tools.
Characteristics of the place and practical guidance for a responsible visit.
The Visitor Centre is the cultural gateway to the reserve and introduces its environments, history and activities.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
Videos, touch panels, dioramas and reconstructions explain habitats, seabeds and species before or after a field visit.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
The displays include finds from the reserve and a three-dimensional reconstruction of the Bronze Age village.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
The centre supports educational work, group visits and routes preparing families and schools for responsible exploration.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
From the SS 379 take the Serranova exit and continue to the village; the centre is not the Punta Penna Grossa beach access.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
Opening times, visits, workshops and services vary according to season and Consortium programmes.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
Families, schools, nature and archaeology enthusiasts and visitors wishing to orient themselves before entering the reserve.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
Anyone treating it as direct beach access; reaching the coast requires a separate journey to an authorised entrance.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
Booking information, any requested documents and light equipment for continuing into the reserve.
Use Serranova as the destination and check the official address rather than coastal coordinates.
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The Canale Reale reaches the Adriatic in the southern reserve, feeding a landscape of fresh water, brackish ponds, reed beds and protected coast.
A coastal wetland of international importance, fed by springs and channels, both separates and connects the sea, tower and terrestrial habitats.
The great viceregal tower dominates the Guaceto headland and natural roadstead and is the historic and scenic symbol of the entire reserve.
The headland preserves traces of a Bronze Age village, burials and evidence of trade routes that crossed this sheltered bay for millennia.
The islets off the headland rise within the most protected part of the Marine Protected Area, among rocky seabeds, Posidonia meadows and ancient remains.
Small sandy shores and rocky sections alternate between the headland and Punta Penna Grossa; the first cove lies in zone A and bathing is prohibited.
Dunes, junipers, garrigue and Mediterranean scrub form the terrestrial landscape that protects the coast and supports exceptional biodiversity.
Punta Penna Grossa is the reserve’s main northern bathing access, with a sandy beach, protected dunes and services organised according to season.
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