Oasi Lago di Conza, Nature reserve in Conza della Campania, Italy.
Oasi Lago di Conza is an 800-hectare protected natural area in the comuni of Cairano and Conza della Campania, province of Avellino, in Irpinia. It is entered at Contrada Pescara, Conza della Campania, and its main feature is a wide artificial basin formed by the Ofanto river.
The lake is an artificial basin formed by damming the Ofanto river, the watercourse that crosses this part of Irpinia. The reserve was established as a protected natural area of 800 hectares across the municipalities of Cairano and Conza della Campania, in the province of Avellino. Access is at Contrada Pescara, in Conza della Campania.
The oasis lies in Contrada Pescara, the access point at Conza della Campania, and its 800 hectares fall within the municipalities of Cairano and Conza della Campania in the province of Avellino. The protected area is part of Irpinia, the inland district around the Ofanto valley.
The visitor center provides information and serves as a starting point for exploration, while marked walking paths loop around the lake. Spring and autumn are the best times to visit when migratory birds are most active.
The reserve covers 800 hectares across the municipalities of Cairano and Conza della Campania, in the province of Avellino. Access is at Contrada Pescara, in Conza della Campania, and the protected basin is fed by the Ofanto river.
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