Where to see
Parnassius apollo
Vanoise National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Apollo during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia |
Vanoise National Park
In Vanoise National Park, France, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Apollo sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mercantour National Park and more
After Vanoise National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Apollo are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 50%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 50%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Vanoise National Park (about 70%), July and August in Mercantour National Park (about 60%) and July in Aigüestortes National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Apollo on a given day. Each park's Apollo page has the full month-by-month chart.
