Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 333 6988835;
www.vallicupe.it
;
Sersale; per person from €20)
Valli Cupe can arrange a stay in
a charming rustic cottage in Sersale, complete with an open fireplace (good for roasting
chestnuts) and a kitchen. All bookings via its website.
Camping del Lago Arvo
( 0984 53 70 60;
www.campinglagoarvo.it
;
Lorica; camping 2 people, tent & car €10-14, bungalows
€40-60)
Lorica's lakeside is a particularly great place to camp. Try this large comfortable
spot, near the Calabrian National Park office.
CAMPGROUND
$
Park Hotel 108
( 0521 64 81 08;
www.hotelpark108.it
; Via Nazionale 86, Lorica; r €90-130; )
Situated on the
hilly banks of Lago Arvo, surrounded by dark-green pines, the rooms here are decorated
in classic bland-hotel style - but who cares about decor with views like this!
HOTEL
$$
Shopping
La Sila's forests yield wondrous wild mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. Sniff
around the
Antica Salumeria Campanaro
(Piazza Misasi 5, Camigliatello Silano)
; it's a temple to
all things fungoid, as well as an emporium of fine meats, cheeses, pickles and wines.
Information
Good-quality information in English is scarce. You can try the national park
visitors centre
(
0984 53 71 09)
at Cupone, 10km from Camigliatello Silano, or the
Pro Loco tourist office
(
0984 57 81 59; Via Roma; 9.30am-12.30pm & 3.30-6.30pm Wed-Mon)
in Camigliatello Sil-
ano. A useful internet resource is the official park website (
www.parcosila.it
). The people
who run B&B Calabria in the park are extremely knowledgable and helpful.
For maps, you can use
Carta del Parco Nazionale della Sila
(€8), which has walking
trails (in Italian). The
Sila for 4
is a miniguide in English that outlines a number of walk-
ing trails in the park. The booklet is available in tourist offices and from the privately run
New Sila Tourist Service Agency
(
0984 57 81 25; Via Roma 16)
- a good source of informa-
tion on the park.
Getting There & Away
You can reach Camigliatello Silano and San Giovanni in Fiore via regular Ferrovie della
Calabria buses along the SS107, which links Cosenza and Crotone.
