Walking among the healing trees

TRENTO - "Forests and health" is the theme of the 2023 edition of World Forest Day, which is celebrated all over the world on the first day of spring, 21 March.

Established by the UN to raise awareness of the invaluable value of all forests, the appointment highlights the importance of sustainable management of forest areas and their resources to combat climate change and contribute to the well-being of future generations.

In particular, this year the close relationship between forests and health is underlined: wooded areas purify water, clean the air, capture carbon to fight climate change, provide food and life-saving medicines and improve our well-being.

To celebrate the International Day of Forests,

    The Parco del Respiro in Fai della Paganella, in the province of Trento, is a therapeutic wood, unique in Europe, where you walk slowly, breathing and relaxing, even accompanied by expert guides of the area, who offer activities and itineraries dedicated to psychophysical well-being.

In the park there are 4 different thematic itineraries: the Otto path, an easy walk between mountain huts, hardwood groves and small crops;

the Belvedere path, which offers a spectacular view of the Cembra Valley, the Paganella and the confluence of the Adige and Noce rivers;

the Popolo dei Reti path and the Acqua e Faggi path, where you can let yourself be enchanted by the light that filters through the beech branches and the sounds of the river.

This last path, dedicated to the 5 senses,

it is perfect for guided excursions where you can experience forest bathing and tree hugging.

Info: parcodelrespiro.it The health paths of Rio Bianco, in Valle Aurina, are sensory paths based on the three pillars of Kneipp therapy: herbal, with cold water and physical activity;

they are perfect for fully enjoying the mountain air, with a walk that leads up to the panoramic terrace along a path among the larches.

Info: weissenbach.it The forest of Tarvisio, in the province of Udine, is the largest state forest in Italy and the natural habitat of a type of spruce, called "resonance", particularly suitable for the construction of musical instruments roped.

In Valbruna, near the Hotel Saisera, in the heart of the forest,

the path of the resonance trees winds its way, a 5.5 km route that leads to the walls of Mount Nabois Piccolo, through a spruce forest for a unique detoxifying experience.

Info: turismofvg.it Again in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Natisone Valleys host the first forest therapy station in Italy, created in collaboration with doctors specialized in pulmonology, paediatrics and allergy who have tested its curative paths.

It is a preventive medicine tool that offers walks among the trees and enchanting landscapes, such as streams with small beaches where you can stop.

it Also in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Natisone Valleys host the first forest therapy station in Italy, created in collaboration with doctors specialized in pulmonology, paediatrics and allergy who tested its curative paths.

It is a preventive medicine tool that offers walks among the trees and enchanting landscapes, such as streams with small beaches where you can stop.

it Also in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Natisone Valleys host the first forest therapy station in Italy, created in collaboration with doctors specialized in pulmonology, paediatrics and allergy who tested its curative paths.

It is a preventive medicine tool that offers walks among the trees and enchanting landscapes, such as streams with small beaches where you can stop.

    The bioenergetic walk in the Bosco del Sorriso in Bielmonte, in the heart of Oasi Zegna, in Piedmont, is regenerating.

    The Oasis offers various routes in the Alta Val Sessera, perfect for experimenting with forest bathing;

among these there is a circular route that starts from the Bocchetto Sessera and extends for 4.8 kilometres.

It is an easy route suitable for everyone, which offers wonderful places such as the Hermitage of Maria, a place immersed in silence.

Along the way there are 3 suggestive rest areas, suitable for those walking with children: here, as in a treasure hunt, one searches among the foliage and behind the trees for large wooden books that tell the Tales of the Wood, for discover the curiosities and adventures of the inhabitants of the forest.

Info: oasisizegna.com And speaking of treasure hunting, the Natural Park of the Carrega Woods, a few kilometers from Parma,

it is a place rich in biodiversity with numerous paths that hide mysterious messages kept in over 120 cruets, scattered among beech, chestnut and fern trees, in the woods between the Taro river and the Baganza stream.

It is the Blowing in the Woods project and its theme is respect for the environment and eco-sustainability;

it is precisely around these themes that the sentences written on the sheets contained in the ampoules revolve.

Those who find the messages can add their signature and place them in the case, to leave a trace of their passage.

Info: parcodelducato.it In Umbria, a few kilometers from the Fonti del Clitunno and Spoleto,

the woods around the medieval village of Campello Alto offer walks to practice forest bathing and yoga and meditation courses to disconnect from the routine and rediscover the connection with the nature of olive trees, oaks, lime trees, horse chestnuts.

Among the latest innovations are the collection of asparagus and wild herbs and barefooting, barefoot paths on the grass to rediscover the balance of body and mind.

The small village is also a widespread relais in the ancient residences of the nobles and in the monks' cells for stays in the countryside.

Info: borgocampello.com (ANSA).

The small village is also a widespread relais in the ancient residences of the nobles and in the monks' cells for stays in the countryside.

Info: borgocampello.com (ANSA).

The small village is also a widespread relais in the ancient residences of the nobles and in the monks' cells for stays in the countryside.

Info: borgocampello.com (ANSA).