Pollino National Park

It is the largest national park in Italy and is located between Calabria and Basilicata. The headquarters of the park is located in the municipality of Rotonda (PZ)

The Pollino National Park extends over 192,565.00 hectares of land and is located between two regions, Basilicata, also known as Lucania, and Calabria. It also ranges from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Ionian Sea, from Cozzo del Pellegrino to Serra Dolcedorme, from the Piani di Campolongo, Novacco, and Lanzo, to the Piani del Pollino, from the Argentino and Abatemarco rivers, to the Lao and Raganello gorges, to the Peschiera streams. and Frido. The entire Pollino area is formed by the Pollino and Orsomarso massifs. The mountain range that is part of the southern Apennines on the border with Basilicata and Calabria boasts the highest peaks in Southern Italy which remain snow-capped for a long period that begins in November and ends in May with the melt of the first snow. The height of its peaks reaches an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level. The natural area that enjoys great prestige is composed of dolomitic rocks, limestone bastions, fault walls of architectural origin, cliffs, very deep gorges, karst caves, gables of volcanic origin, sinkholes, plateaus, meadows, high-altitude pastures, moraine accumulations, glacial cirques and erratic boulders.