Sila National Park
Sila National Park
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The Park includes the 3 areas denominated “Sila Grande”, “Sila Piccola” and “Sila Greca”for a total of 73.695 hectares. Tourism within the National Park Of the Sila, is in continuous development through the touristic activities mainly bounded to the winter season and the fruition of the ski lifts . Many qualified services were born bounded to the vacation activities (trekking, orienteering, etc.).In the National Park of the Sila, there are two visiting centers functioning: the Visiting Center of “Cupone”, within the municipal of Spezzano della Sila (CS) and the Visiting Center of “Monaco”, within the municipal of Taverna (CZ).
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ragsilvestri
Angri, Italy18 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Staying in Lorica means being able to enjoy the beauty of Sila, living a quiet holiday away from the noise of the big cities but without giving up its comforts. Lorica is at the center of the vast San Giovanni in Fiore area. It was born as a tourist village on the shores of Lake Arvo, the largest reservoir created artificially in the 1930s. Thanks to a boat and a nice little train you can easily navigate and travel along the streets that surround its banks. Just a few kilometers are enough to reach Camigliatello and Lake Cecita, San Giovanni in Fiore, a historic town famous for its local craftsmanship, for its ancient churches, for the Florense Abbey and the nearby Ampollino Lake. For snow lovers there is the possibility of skiing uphill and reaching the peaks to then be able to ski back down. There is no shortage of characteristic places, where it is possible to taste the local specialities: mixed grilled meats, salami and sausage prepared according to local recipes with the famous Sila chilli pepper, caciotte and caciocavalli All accompanied by rustic bread and good wine from nearby Cirò. A good choice to stay there could be the Residenza Lorica, located on a ridge of the mountain facing the lake. The structure uses accommodation units made up of several rooms complete with partial kitchen for greater independence. It has a restaurant, bar room, games room and large lounges where you can spend time in total tranquility. Lorica is easily reachable by car: for those coming from the North it is advisable to use the Mediterranean Motorway (A2-Salerno/Reggio Calabria), exit at Cosenza Nord/Rende and follow the signs for Sila/Camigliatello/Lorica - for those coming from South it is advisable to use the Mediterranean Motorway (A2-Reggio Calabria/Salerno), exit at Rogliano and follow the signs for Sila/Lorica.
Written September 3, 2023
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RossellaMarcello
Mesagne, Italy144 contributions
Sep 2024 • Friends
Walking in the woods of the Sila is always a unique emotion. The smells of the undergrowth, the rustle of the leaves and the wind, creaks of the wood, leaves and earth underfoot. The various chirps and squirrels in the branches. The sound of the mountain force surrounds you and like a magic dives into a unique and enchanting habitat. Excursions and sweats that are rewarded by the surprise of a mushroom 🍄 that looks at you and waits to be admired and collected. It is really exciting to go into the woods in search of mushrooms,you feel grateful and happy.
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Written September 23, 2024
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B d A
Athens, Greece1,018 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
Translucent, articulate, altiplano lakes and conifers and an uncrowded route. The St Giovanni is an unbalanced hard to grasp event, overgrown, busy, philistine, dramatic. However the scenery and the bluish of the National Park serves matters at their best.
Written April 11, 2023
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2TravVzs
United States36 contributions
Oct 2019
If you wisely make your way to Calabria, be sure to include at least a day to visit the Sila. (Outdoors lovers, hikers, campers will want more time!) The mountains, lakes and plains and the park area are beautiful and rich with great flora and animals to see and, outside of the high lively summer holiday season, wonderfully free from tourists/tour groups.
Our first stop was the Il Gigante (the giants - a grove of very tall larch pines and mountain maples planted in the seventeenth century) and it's walking trail. Within 10 minutes, we were becoming believers in the healing and special qualities of the air that locals espouse. Then, as we moved around the park, beautiful hillsides, unique local cattle grazing in rocky road-side hilly areas, just-harvested potato fields, made for a particularly relaxing and informative day. In and just outside of the park we enjoyed the local Sila potatoes, vegetables, cheese and breads. (Unusual for us as we seldom take time for food experiences.)
It is UNESCO tentative listed. We did not want to leave, and asked our guide to just keep taking us to more areas of the park.
Our first stop was the Il Gigante (the giants - a grove of very tall larch pines and mountain maples planted in the seventeenth century) and it's walking trail. Within 10 minutes, we were becoming believers in the healing and special qualities of the air that locals espouse. Then, as we moved around the park, beautiful hillsides, unique local cattle grazing in rocky road-side hilly areas, just-harvested potato fields, made for a particularly relaxing and informative day. In and just outside of the park we enjoyed the local Sila potatoes, vegetables, cheese and breads. (Unusual for us as we seldom take time for food experiences.)
It is UNESCO tentative listed. We did not want to leave, and asked our guide to just keep taking us to more areas of the park.
Written January 11, 2020
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MFaro
Italy2,930 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
The Sila National Park can be enjoyed at any time of the year. In the various places it touches it is equipped with usable services including ski slopes, cable car, landscape walks. In any case, suitable clothing is recommended because the excursions between morning and evening are considerable.
Written May 5, 2024
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Rob
West Sussex, UK733 contributions
May 2015 • Solo
This is a lovely Park and there are some wonderful walks taking in all the natural beauty. Wildlife is in abundance. You could spend hours exploring. One observation don't try and drive the complete circuit around the park by car as the roads/tracks are very treacherous. You should only attempt this if you have a 4x4.
Written May 31, 2015
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MrSatan79
London, UK95 contributions
Sep 2014 • Couples
Sila is a beautiful park in the middle of calabria with 3 lovely lakes. It is a perfect place to walk in the nature and eat in a small restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Please consider that there is not an "entrance": the park is a huge area of calabria and you can cross it as you prefer. There are several interesting places but, in general, you can find trekking paths everywhere.
Written September 12, 2014
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587Helen1983
Israel48 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
If you like hiking this is a beautiful park especially at this time of the year. It also happened to be the mushroom festival and there are plenty in the forests and being sold in the markets.
Trees are changing colors and it is very scenic. The center has an explanation of the vegetation and geological development of the park in English and Italian.
We stayed in a small town by the name of Camigliatello
Trees are changing colors and it is very scenic. The center has an explanation of the vegetation and geological development of the park in English and Italian.
We stayed in a small town by the name of Camigliatello
Written October 19, 2014
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Franco P
Falkirk, UK5 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
Great place to visit if you enjoy nature and the out doors. I’ve been going for a number of years and enjoy cycling in the park. Food is also great with all local produce.
Written August 7, 2018
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Dana G
Bucharest, Romania29 contributions
May 2017
Around 65 kilometers of beautiful road with incredible views, a lot of camping areas and restaurants, bike friendly, lakes, forests and everything a nature lover might desire. One of the best surprises Italy offered us.
Written May 19, 2017
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E’ possibile visitare il parco in compagnia di un cane di piccola taglia ?
Written July 19, 2021
Buongiorno sto arrivando in Calabria, farò una vacanza itinerante, e mi piacerebbe visitare il parco e fare brevi passeggiate non troppo difficoltoso poiché mio marito cammina ma con il mio aiuto. Da dove mi consigliate partire? Ed in quale è opportuno pernottare? Mi vorrei fermare 2 notti.
Grazie per l'aiuto.
Written July 2, 2018
Buonasera sto organizzando la vacanza in Calabria e vorrei visitare il parco. Ho necessità di sapere se posso entrare con un Chiuaua.... vedo foto di turisti con cani. Grazie
Alessio
Written June 9, 2018
Buonasera, non ne ho la certezza, ma al 99% penso non ci siano problemi.
Written June 16, 2018
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Con bambino di 2 anni e bambina 6 cosa consigliate come zona ?grazie
Written May 8, 2018
Hi! I would like to visit La Sila in June. I wonder if there is a convenient bus connection from south e.g. Lamezia Terme to any place with easy access to nice walks, lakes etc.? Is it possible to use Ferrovie della Calabria places worth seeing?
Could Rogliano be the base of the visit or would Camigliatello Silano be a better choice? Any accommodation to be recommended?
I appreciate any information :)
Written April 18, 2015
Hi Can't help you because we had a rented car but I would get in touch with the park services.
We stayed in Camigliatello at the SILA HOTEL. This is a small town but has places to eat and stores to browse in and locals to meet.
There is also a park center where there is a trail that explains in Italian and English about the local vegetation.
Good Luck
Written April 18, 2015
L'ipad mi corregge facendomi sbagliare: una madre sa amare i propri figli.....
Written January 22, 2015
Non ho ben compreso la domanda
Written January 28, 2015
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