Welcome back, bearded vulture!

Welcome back, bearded vulture! is a Visitor Center of the Gran Paradiso National Park.

Visitors experience a captivating story: how the bearded vulture, Europe’s largest bird, is once again soaring through skies above the Gran Paradiso National Park.

Visitors can trace all the stages of this story:

• the drama of extinction;
• gradual steps towards a thrilling comeback;
• the long-awaited happy ending, featuring the permanent presence of this majestic bird in the Park’s skies.

Storytelling in the exhibition path is enriched by:

• texts;
• images;
• sounds;
• multimedia games;
• a touch-free multimedia station.

Visitors will find:

• recreation of a bearded vulture’s nest on a rock face;
• an ossuary;
• a thorough model illustrating gliding flight dynamics;
• details about the birdlife in the Park.

The Visitor Centre features:

• a permanent exhibition on the bearded vulture;
• an information desk;
• a projection room;
• an area for temporary exhibitions.