Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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
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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 Silano. A use-
ful 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 information 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.
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Ionian Coast
With its flat coastline and wide sandy beaches, the Ionian coast has some fascinating stops
from Sibari to Santa Severina, with some of the best beaches on the coast around
Soverato
.
However, the coast has borne the brunt of some ugly development and is mainly a long,
