Pollino National Park, National park in Cosenza, Matera and Potenza provinces, Italy.
The territory spans 192,565 hectares across Calabria and Basilicata regions, containing mountain ranges, forests, grasslands, and numerous river systems.
The area received regional park designation in 1985 before becoming a national park in 1991 to protect the last Italian population of Bosnian pines.
The park encompasses 56 municipalities, where communities maintain traditional practices, including Albanian-speaking populations in specific communes.
Visitors can purchase official trail maps at authorized points to navigate the extensive network of paths for hiking, cycling, and horseback riding.
Within the park stands a 1,230-year-old Heldreich's pine, documented as the oldest known tree in Europe.
Location: province of Matera
Location: Province of Cosenza
Location: province of Potenza
Inception: 1988
Website: https://parconazionalepollino.it
GPS coordinates: 39.94060,16.13584
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:27
Basilicata in southern Italy contains cave settlements, medieval castles and nature parks. The region features Roman ruins, karst caves and abandoned villages. The area includes Pollino National Park with rare pine species and historic centers like Matera with its Sassi cave dwellings.
Monte Pollino
5.8 km
Serra Dolcedorme
8.5 km
Gole del Raganello
10.5 km
Serra del Prete
3 km
Santa Maria del Sagittario abbey
11.7 km
Rago Viaduct
6.9 km
Santuario delle Cappelle
13.8 km
Riserva naturale Rubbio
9.3 km
Museo di storia dell'agricoltura e della pastorizia
8 km
Museo Naturalistico e Paleontologico
8.4 km
Assunta chapel
5.4 km
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
5.7 km
Town hall
14.9 km
Santa Maria Maddalena
10.8 km
Santuario di Santa Maria della Consolazione
7.8 km
Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pollino
3.7 km
Piazza Sant'Antonio
8.4 km
Castello Normanno-Svevo
10.5 km
Town hall
11 km
Fontana del Santo patrono
8.4 km
Pino loricato
6.6 km
Public wash house
14 km
Maria Santissima degli Angeli
9 km
Monumento ai caduti
8.3 km
Monte Pelato geosite
6.6 km
Mulino Iannarelli
5.3 km
Cloister in Sant'Antonio convent
15.1 km
Occhio di S. Anna
12.7 kmReviews
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