Lake Santa Luce
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The Lipu Oasis of Santa Luce, covering approximately 105 hectares of woods and Mediterranean scrub around Lake Santa Luce, is an important wetland and resting place for numerous aquatic birds, perfect for birdwatching. This nature reserve is located in the Pisan hills and consists of an artificial lake, originally created in the 1960s as a fire-fighting reservoir by Solvay Italia.
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•November 7, 2023
An oasis of peace surrounded by unspoiled nature. Perfect for walking, cycling and bird watching.
translated by•April 5, 2025
The history of the lake of S.Luce is recent and its artificial origin. Where today we admire a humid area of high naturalistic interest, in the past there were cereal crops owned by Monte dei Paschi di Siena, later purchased by the Company Solvay Italia S.p.a. for the construction of an industrial basin. The lake, in fact, was built between 1958 and 1960 by the Solvay Company, in order to obtain a fresh water reserve to be used in the chemical processing of the nearby Rosignano Solvay plant.
translated by•August 17, 2021
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