Pollino Park

Between the peaks of Dolcedorme and Cozzo del Pellegrino and the horizons that are drawn on the waters of the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas, along the Calabrian-Lucanian mountain massif of Pollino and Orsomarso, Nature and Man intertwine millenary relationships that the Pollino National Park, established in 1993, preserves and protects under its emblem, the loricate pine. The Park Established in 1993, the Park preserves and protects under its emblem a number of rare plants, including the loricate pine. From a naturalistic point of view, in fact, this area is of considerable importance, given also the forests of holm oaks, maples and beeches that cover it, the various rivers that flow through it, including the Sinni (formerly called Siris and 94 km long it is one of the main ones in Basilicata for water richness), and the different species of animals that inhabit it: from the wolf to the wild cat, from the squirrel to the wild boar, not forgetting the roe deer, the only survivor of the large family of deer and roe deer that were once numerous. As in the other parks of Italy, the main activity within the Pollino is walking along the trails; in this park the trails leading to the Piani di Pollino, the Dolcedorme peaks, the Serra di Crispo, and the Raganello gorges are worthwhile.