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Trekking and Mountain Bike in Sila.

1 – 10 Days
TYPOLOGIES

Nature Adventure

PERIOD

All year round

PAX

2 people, groups

from 540 €

Nature and sport in Sila National Park.

The discovery of the spectacular Sila National Park where the air is considered the purest in Europe: hiking itineraries and mountain bike tours will help you to admire landscapes with forests, grasslands and crystal springs.

Natural paths in breathtaking sceneries and hidden fascinating hamlets which tell more about their history and traditions and make the Sila National Park a unique place.

Included

3* hotel accommodation

Environmental guide

 Meals in the program

NOT Included

City taxes, extras and tips

Entrance fee to Museums and landmark

Trip for reaching the tour starting point

Transportation

Tour Map

Day by Day

A week tour with trekking excursions and mountain bike for discovering the Sila National Park. The program includes sightseeing of fascinating hamlets for knowing more about the traditions of this region.

DAY 1 - Arrive in Calabria

Arrive in Camigliatello Silano, touristic place of the Sila National Park. Dinner and overnight at 3* hotel.

DAY 2 - La Strada delle Vette (mbk)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by mountain bike to the crossing point Montescuro (Dark Mount) where starts a scenic road called Strada delle Vette (the Road of the Peaks). In the afternoon visit of the Emigrations Museum called “The Ship of Sila” di Camigliatello Silano: the Museum hosts a collections of pictures which tells the Emigration of this population towards the America in a big room which reproduce a ship for remember the trips of those emigrants. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3 - Among the “Titani” and the “Giganti” of Sila (trek).

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the rural village Croce di Magara and continue up to Botte Donato Mount (1928 mt above sea level), passing through “The Titans of Sila” centenarians beechwood. In the afternoon guided tour of the Fallistro Nature Reserve, considered one of the oldest forests in Italy with over 50 plants of pine trees 400 years older and became a FAI Heritage (Italian Environment Fundation). Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 4 - Sightseeing of Celico (mbk)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by mountainbike to the small town of Celico, the birthplace of the Abbot Joachim of Fiore. In the afternoon come back to the hotel retracing the old paths that cross the countryside, chestnut groves and pastures. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 5 - In the heart of the Sila National Park (mbk)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by mountainbike to the village of Longobucco, the legendary “hideout” of bandits and country of hand-looms and silver: through villages such as Moccone, Camigliatello and Croce di Magara, Ariamacina Lake and the pinewood from Pietre Bianche to Cupone area, near Cecita Lake and Fossiata forest, until Colle dell’Esca and the village called Longobucco. A walk into its historical centre and visit of The Handicraft of the Sila and the Soil Defense Museum. A walk into its historical centre and visit of the Museum of the Silano Handicraft and Soil Conservation, and a a visit to the taverns of the village, places of sharing once just for men. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 6 - The woodland of Fossiata (trek)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the ancient woodland called Fossiata. Excursion to one of the most unspoiled and protected areas of the park, safe heaven for deer and wolves. In the afternoon time at leisure in Camigliatello Silano, along the main street full of shops of handicraft and typical products. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 7'' - Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for coming back home.

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