Promotional activities

The Plain Park (Parco della Piana) is open to the public every second and fourth Sunday in the month from March to October (excluding July and August) and for special events. School visits under the guidance of LIPU members, are held in spring and must be booked in advance. Some of the publications on the area are: "La Piana di Sesto Fiorentino. Valenze e prospettive" (The Plain of Sesto Fiorentino. Values and Prospects) AA.VV. 1999. Ed. Idest, Campi Bisenzio and "L'altra piana. Avifauna e ambienti naturali tra Firenze e Pistoia" (The other plain. Avifauna and natural habitats between Florence and Pistoia). LIPU 1999. Dipartimento dello sviluppo economico, Regione Toscana, Firenze (Department of Economical Development, Region of Tuscany, Florence). Two pamphlets in a special pack are also available and are given out free on Park opening days or can be requested from the Ufficio Ambiente del Comune di Sesto Fiorentino (Environmental Offices of the Commune of Sesto Fiorentino): "Viaggio nel Parco della Piana"(Journey into the Plain Park) Comune di Sesto Fiorentino 1998. Ed. Carthusia, Milano and "Il Parco e la Piana di Sesto. Guida alla conoscenza, alla visita, alla tutela." (The Park and Plain of Sesto. A Guide to its understanding, visits and management" Guidotti S. 1999. Comune di Sesto Fiorentino.