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Riserva Statale Valle del Fiume Argentino
7.61km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Valle del Fiume Argentino nature reserve is a protected natural area located in the municipality of Orsomarso, in the province of Cosenza. The reserve, close to the Lungro mountains, occupies an area of 3,980 hectares within the Pollino National Park and is the ideal starting point for many hiking trails that can be done in this portion of the park.
Cirella island
18.5km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Island of Cirella is the smaller of the two islands in the Calabria region in the European country of Italy. It is located on the northwest coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea of Calabria, in front of Cirella, a fraction of Diamante, in the Province of Cosenza. It has an area of 0.12 square kilometers and reaches a maximum height of 40 meters, the limestone cliffs of the island, subjected to the erosion of the sea, have created many caves and coves.
Romito Cave
20.04km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Romito cave is a site dating back to the upper Paleolithic containing one of the oldest evidence of prehistoric art in Italy, and one of the most important in Europe, located in Nuppolara in the municipality of Papasidero, in Calabria, province of Cosenza. Outside there are some rock engravings, among which the most important is a graffiti on a large boulder depicting a majestic bovid, and burials, dating back to about 11,000 years ago.
Serra del Prete
23.37km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Serra del Prete is a mountain of ' southern Apennines, on the border between Calabria and Basilicata. With its maximum height of 2,181 m, it is the third highest mountain in the Pollino Massif, and therefore in the Pollino National Park, after Monte Pollino and Serra Dolcedorme. The mountain is located between the municipalities of Morano Calabro, on the southern side, and from Viggianello on the northern side.
Pollino
23.83km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Monte Pollino - whose peak reaches 2,248 m above sea level - despite being second in height after greenhouse Dolcedorme, is the mountain that gives its name to the solid, in the middle of the homonymous national park, one of the many geosites of the Pollino Geopark. One of the good trekking destination and also a good view point too.
Pollino National Park
24.12km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Pollino National Park, located between Basilicata and Calabria between the provinces of Cosenza, Potenza and Matera, with its 192 565 hectares, of which 88 650 on the Lucan side and 103 915 in the Calabrian one, is the largest national park in Italy; takes its name from the mountain massif of the same name. Since November 2015, with the inclusion in the global list of geoparks by the UNESCO, the Pollino park is considered a world heritage site.
Serra Dolcedorme
24.37km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
Serra Dolcedorme is the highest peak of the Pollino massif, as well as of the southern Apennines. It is located in Calabria, between the municipalities of Castrovillari and Cerchiara, not far from the border with Basilicata. The southern slope, which flows into the Piana di Sibari, is very steep and is characterized by a grandiose wall, the most imposing in southern Italy.
Grotta del Leone
24.49km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Grotte del Leone is a karst cave located on the Pisan Mountains, in the locality of Agnano, municipality of San Giuliano Terme in the province of Pisa. The cave, which owes its name to a stalagmite formation whose shape resembles that of a lion, is made up of a large collapse hall that descends towards the east where there is a small lake, probably connected to that of the nearby Buca dei ladri . It has been the subject of human visits from the Upper Paleolithic since historical times.
Island Dino
24.98km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The island of Dino is an Italian island located along the northwest coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, opposite the town of Praia a Mare in Calabria, more precisely in front of Capo dell'Arena in the south of the country. The name perhaps derives from the fact that on the island there was a temple dedicated to Venus, or, more accredited hypothesis, it is the one that would derive the name from the Greek etymology Dina, or vortex, storm.
Gole Del Raganello
27.99km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The Gole del Raganello nature reserve is a protected natural area located in the municipalities of San Lorenzo Bellizzi , Civita and Cerchiara di Calabria , in the province of Cosenza . The reserve occupies an area of 1600 hectares within the Pollino National Park and was established in 1987. visits to the stream are recommended only with the accompaniment of a guide, also given the past episodes in which groups of hikers had to be rescued for having advanced without the necessary experience
San Severino Lucano
32.83km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
San Severino Lucano is an Italian town of 1 497 inhabitants in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, located in the Pollino National Park. This municipality, together with its hamlets, marks the entrance to the heart of the Pollino Massif on the northeast side, in a particularly happy position due to the presence of numerous waterways, the main one being the Frido stream, from which springs, in the homonymous valley surmounted by the cliff on which the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pollino sta
Santuario Santa Maria delle Armi
32.92km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The sanctuary of Santa Maria Delle Armi is a monumental complex of medieval origin in Calabria. It is located in the territory of Cerchiara di Calabria on the slopes of Mount Sellaro at 1015 m above sea level with a view of the Sibari plain and the Gulf of Taranto. Today's sanctuary stands on an ancient Byzantine monastic site, on the slopes of Mount Sellaro, also known as the holy mountain.
Monti la Spina – Zaccana
34.51km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
Mount La Spina and Monte Zaccana, are located in the ' Apennines Lucan southern within the Pollino National Park. Located between the municipalities of Lauria and Castelluccio Superiore in the province of Potenza, together with the nearby Monte Alpi, they represent the northern offshoot of the largest protected area in Italy.
Grotta di Marina di Maratea
34.97km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The cave of Marina di Maratea is a small cave located in the municipality of Maratea, in the province of Potenza, in the locality of San Giuseppe near the hamlet of the same name. The cave was set along a fault in the rock in the limestones of the carbonate series of the Giagola and Gada mountains of the Lower Cretaceous.
Terranova di Pollino
35.86km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
Terranova di Pollino is an Italian town of 1 129 inhabitants, in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, at the southern limit of its border with the province of Cosenza. The municipality, located in the Pollino National Park, includes several hamlets in its territory, which are: Casa Del Conte, Destra Delle Donne, San Migalio, Vena Della Ricotta.
Basilica di San Biagio
36.71km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The basilica and sanctuary of San Biagio is the main place of Catholic worship in the municipality of Maratea, in Basilicata. It is the religious heart of the local Christian community and guardian of the relics of the patron Biagio. It is built on the highest point of the old town of Maratea, known as the Castle, and is its parish church. Tradition has it that it arose on the site of a pagan temple dedicated to Minerva. In 1940 it was elevated to the dignity of a minor basilica.
Statue of Christ the Redeemer
36.86km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The statue of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea is the work of the Florentine sculptor Bruno Innocenzi and was commissioned by Count Stefano Rivetti of Valcervo. The statue was erected in 1965 on the summit of Monte San Biagio in the old Maratea Superior, also called Castle, the place where once stood a memorial cross in stone. This is the third tallest statue of Jesus in Europe, after Christ the King in Świebodzin, Poland, and Cristo-Rei in Lisbon.
Monte San Biagio
36.95km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
Monte San Biagio is an Italian town of 6 206 inhabitants in the province of Latina in southern Lazio. It is located on the slope of a hill part of the Monti Ausoni. Until 1862 it was known as Monticello. There are several dishes particular to Monte San Biagio, some using shrimp from the local lakes, and wild asparagus. The pork sausages are particularly distinctive, usually handmade from the meat and lard of the pig, mixed with chili pepper and coriander seed.
Montalto Uffugo
39.33km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
Montalto Uffugo is an Italian town of 20 529 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza in Calabria. It is an integral part of the Cosenza urban area. It probably rises on the ancient Aufugum. The territory of Montalto, mainly hilly, has an altitude ranging from 120 to 1380 m asl. In the mountainous area, there are harsh winters with snowfall, and relatively cool summers, as temperatures rise as you go down. The area is very rainy, with concentrated rainfall between autumn and winter.
Monte Alpi
41.73km from Cozzo del Pellegrino
The upstream Alps, with its twin peaks Pizzo Falcone and S. Croce, it is as pertaining among the highest reliefs of ' lucano Apennines and constitutes one of the most interesting areas and intact from the point of view environmental and naturalistic. The extreme northern extension of the Pollino massif, the Alps guard the upper valley of the Sinni river, south of Mount Raparo, east of the Sirino massif, and north, north-east of to the La Spina-Zaccana mountain range.
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Cozzo del Pellegrino
Cozzo del Pellegrino, 87010 San Donato di Ninea CS, Italy
The Cozzo del Pellegrino, with its 1987 meters above sea level, is the highest peak of the homonymous massif, which is part of the Pollino National Park. It is located southeast of the Park, in the municipality of San Donato di Ninea , in the province of Cosenza. The summit of Cozzo del Pellegrino is the highest point of an amphitheater composed of Cozzo dell Orso. The summit is the destination of numerous excursions and mountaineering climbs.