{"id":1624,"date":"2025-09-30T17:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitloano.it\/?page_id=1624"},"modified":"2025-10-02T18:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:28:43","slug":"the-cetacean-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitloano.it\/en\/territorio\/natura-e-paesaggio\/il-santuario-dei-cetacei\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cetacean Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69f3da0416beb\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"light\" data-top-percent=\"16%\" data-bottom-percent=\"4%\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-bottom parallax_section vl__pagehero\"  style=\"padding-top: calc(100vw * 0.16); padding-bottom: calc(100vw * 0.04); \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"fade-in\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer using-image\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7;\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-image using-bg-color\" data-parallax-speed=\"slow\" style=\"background-position: center center; 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padding-bottom: calc(100vw * 0.08); --row-bg-color: #ffffff;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f3da0419dd9\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"top-bottom\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1759244747164\" >\n\t<p>Loano is located within the <strong>Pelagos Cetacean Sanctuary<\/strong>, a marine protected area stretching between Italy, France and the Principality of Monaco, known for its massive presence of cetaceans. Established in 1999 through collaboration between Liguria, Tuscany, Sardinia, the French Riviera, Corsica and Monaco, the Sanctuary was ratified in Italy by Law No. 391 of 2001 and is recognized as a Special Protection Area by the Barcelona Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The waters of the Sanctuary, which cover about <strong>87,500 km\u00b2<\/strong>, offer ideal environmental conditions for cetaceans such as whales, stenellas, bottlenose and common dolphins, as well as grampuses, sperm whales, zephys, pilot whales and the occasional minke whale. Here they find both necessary food and conditions for breeding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"top-bottom\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"100\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1759247975939\" >\n\t<p>Watching the jumps and games of these extraordinary marine mammals is an unforgettable experience for adults and children alike. 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