コントラダの天然記念物・トップ20

Classic car landing for hikers who don't feel like walking too much :)

Spring water fountain, here you can stock up before heading towards the Sanctuary of San Michela

From here, take the CAI 115 path to reach Pizzo San Michele. There is a fairly bumpy paved road that allows you to reach the place, with an open space for parking

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Mai from https://www.ulyxes.it/monte-mai-ee: The name of the Monti Mai certainly derives from the Latin word "maior", large. Some ancient papers and the same reports of Giustino Fortunato, illustrious explorer of the Picentini, also report the diction Maj. Main ridge of the homonymous mountain group, elongated in the ESE-WNW direction, the peak is located at the convergence of three ridges, impervious and interrupted by gaps, rocky crags and secondary peaks. The Monti Mai belong to the westernmost subgroup of the Monti Picentini, one of the largest mountain groups in southern Italy and part of the homonymous regional park. They are characterized by Mesozoic carbonate platform rocks and to a lesser extent by Triassic dolomites and marls. The vegetation that covers the Monti Mai is mainly represented by beech trees that cover the upper part, over 800 m, and chestnut trees on the slopes. The fauna, very rich, like that of all the Picentini Mountains, consists of large mammals, such as the wolf, the fox, the badger, the wild boar; birds of prey such as the peregrine falcon, the buzzard, the sparrowhawk, the goshawk; the black woodpecker, long-eared owl, dipper, kingfisher; amphibians such as the Apennine frog, the European green toad, the spectacled salamander, the fire salamander.

Summit of Monte Mai, where you can admire a breathtaking view that ranges from the Gulf of Salerno to Vesuvius, with an overview of the highest peaks of the Picentini Mountains.

Campo Maggiore is a spectacular plateau where there is a small lake usually dry in the warmer months.... At the ends, two closed shelters. There are also picnic areas with braziers on the road that runs along the expanse.

Pizzo San Michele, on the Salerno side, can be reached by starting from Calvanico village or by reaching the locality of "Acqua Carpegna" near Casone De Fazio by car. Here there is ample space to park cars.

The Casone de Fazio was built around 1925 at an altitude of about 1120 meters in an area known as Acqua Carpegna. On the right side of the hut there is a fountain with spring water: it is advisable to stock up on water here before undertaking the final climb to Pizzo San Michele. Not far from the building you can see the remains of an ancient calcara where the lime used for the construction of the buildings on the summit was cooked.