The Sila National Park was established by Decree of the President of the republic on 14 November 2002. It includes the territories already ricedenti in "historic" National Park of Calabria (1968) which ceases to exist.
Protect areas of special interest ambientle, Sila Piccola, Sila Grande and Sila Greca, for a total of 73.695 acres in 21 municipalities, provinces and 3 6 mountain communities of the Calabria region. Promotes the maintenance and development of agro-forestry-pastoral traditional crafts, sports, food and wine and tourism. Promotes and encourages initiatives to fvorire the economic and social development of people living within the park. Encourages the development of eco-friendly ski area, a crossroads of Mediterranean history, art and culture over the centuries. The headquarters of the Sila National Park is located in the locality Lorica.
VISIT THE NATIONAL PARK SILA
The Sila National Park is a wonderful place to be discovered, rich in beautiful landscapes and exciting itineraries enchanted valleys and mountains, beautiful trees and a large variety of animals, represent a considerable biodiversitàche deserves Eser loved and protected vegetation is by chestnut trees, in deciduous queceti, the Calabrian pine forests of larch, white fir resistant to acid rain, while the beech forests in lowland areas apiù are olive trees, vineyards and high macchia. They are huge and lush forests, interspersed with large and fertile pastures, to visit at any season in the spring season in the wake of the beautiful nature in the summer in a unique climate for the influence of the seas, in the autumn in an exploration of color, winter and everything is shrouded by agents and beautiful snowfall. For lovers of the National Park trakking Sial has identified 31 nature trails distributed between the 3 provinces of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Crotone.
Sila and thereabouts