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Hotel Regina
Contrada Campotenese 87016 Castrovillari, Italy
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USD 77.11 - 148.30 |
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| Rooms |
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| Description |
On The Campotenese High Plateau, Right In The
Heart Of The Fascinating Pollino National Park,
Not Far From The Interesting Towns Of Morano
Calabroand Castrovillari, Is Located The Regina
Hotel.
The Rooms, Tastefully Decorated, All Have Color
Tv, Minibar, Direct-dial Phone And Have Been
Designed For The Peacefulness Of Their Guests,
Who Can Therefore Stay In A Comfortable And
Refined Atmosphere, Conceived To Guarantee
Privacy And Serenity.
Apart From The Restaurant Room, Where Excellent
Traditional Calabrian And Lucanian Dishes Are
Served, As Well As Italian And International
Recipes, Prepared By A Proven Expert Chef, The
Hotel Boasts A Welcoming Tavern Where Guests Can
Listen To Good Music And A Room Reserved For
Business Meetings.
Service Is Of The Highest Standard And The Beauty
Of The Surroundings With Countless Possibilities
Of Excursion, Make The Regina Hotel An Authentic
Oasis Of Peace And Quiet For An Unforgettable
Healthy And Comfortable Break.
The Regina Hotel Is Open All Year Around.
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By Car
The Hotel Is Reached By Means Of The A/3
Motorway, Morano Calabro Exit.
By Plane
The Hotel Is 160 Km N From The Lametia Terme
Airport.
By Train
The Hotel Is About 30 Km From The Sibari Railway
Station.
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| Room Information |
- Standard Rm 1 Double -
Standard Room With One Double Bed
Private Bathroom With Bath Tub Or Shower
- Standard Rm 2 Twins -
Standard Room With Two Twin Beds
Private Bathroom With Bath Tub Or Shower
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| Area Information |
Morano Calabro
A Picturesque Village Of The Province Of Cosenza
Situated High Up In The River Coscile Valley, Has
A Peculiar Pyramidal Structure With The Houses
Heaped Together And Clinging To The Rock.
The Favorable Geographic Position Opens The Way
To One Of The Most Charming Corners Of Pollino
And The Village, Once Ii Century B.c. A Basic
Halting Place On The Via Popilia, Can Certainly
Not Be Disregarded.
Morano Preserves Very Ancient Remains, Dating As
Far Back As The Bronze Age, As Witnessed In The
Grotto Di Donna Marsilia.
Dominated By The Ruins Of The Norman Castle, In
The Nearby Church Of Ss. Pietro E Paolo, Founded
In 1007 And Then Restructured In The Xvi Century,
The Village Preserves Some Sculptures By Bernini
And In The Fifteenth Century Church Of S.
Bernardino, Which Has A Magnificent Cloister, A
Beautiful Polyptych By Vivarini In 1477.
The Baroque Church Of The Maddalena, With Works
Of Art By Gagini And The Ruins Of The Colloreto
Convent Founded In 1545 By Bernardo Malizia Da
Rogliano, Is Of Great Artistic Interest.
The Agricultural And Dairy Museum, With Its Rare
Bygones, Really Deserves A Visit, As Do The
Workshops That Maintain An Old And Refined Wood
Working Tradition.
Castrovillari The Hotel Is Located 6 Km From
Castrovillari.
One Of The Most Important Cities Of The Province
Of Cosenza, Is Situated At The Foot Of The
Pollino Mountain Massif.
Remains Of Neolithic Age Settlements Have Been
Found Near Cozzo Palumbo To Testify That This
Town Was Already Inhabited At That Time.
It Has Preserved Its Latin Name Castrum Villarum
And Is Still Partly Surrounded By Walls Built By
The Roman Soldiers.
The Town Has An Imposing Aragonese Castle With
Big Cylindrical Angular Towers Dating Back To
1490 And Has Several Ancient Buildings Built By
Nobles.
On A Hill Which Dominates The Town Center Rises
Xi Century Santa Maria Del Castello Church.
Rebuilt In The Xvi Century And Often
Restructured, The Cathedral Contains Superb
Paintings And Remains Of Medieval Frescoes.
Attention Should Also Be Given To The 1090 Church
Of S. Giuliano, Which Has An Imposing Xvi Portal
And A Museum Of Sacred Art, As Well As To The
Franciscan Protoconvent.
The Medieval Churches Of The Trinity And Of St.
Joseph Are Also Worthy Of Note.
The Civic Archaeological Museum Is Extremely
Interesting And Has Pre-historic, Greek-roman And
Medieval Findings.
Rich In Folklore, The Castrovillari Area Includes
Many Albanian Centers Such As Frascineto, Civita,
Lungro And Firmo.
The Wines And The Local Cuisine Are Very Famous.
The Pollino National Park, Established In 1990,
Is One Of The Largest Protected Areas Of Europe.
Divided Between Basilicata And Calabria, It
Includes The Mountainous Groups Of The Pollino
And Of The Orsomarso And On The Slope Of The
Cosenza Region, It Comprises 32 Villages.
It Forms A Very Rich And Scientifically
Interesting Ecosystem And Hosts Very Rare Species
Of Plants And Animals.
The Centuries Old Loricate Pine, Emblem Of The
Park, The White Fir, The Almost Intact Beech
Woods And The Wolf, The Roebuck, The Otter, The
Royal Eagle And The Ibis.
The Presence Of Several Rivers Such As The Lao,
The Argentino, And The Raganello, Studded With
Waterfalls And Springs, Increases Interest In The
Landscape Of The Park.
In The Unbelievable Variety Of Its Scenarios
Visitors May Practise Several Sports From
Mountain Climbing To Rafting, From Stream Walking
To Cross-country Skiing And Trekking To Caving
Adventures.
The Pollino National Park Contains Several
Interesting Centers From A Historical And
Archaeological Point Of View Such As Scalea,
Papasidero, Mormanno, Laino, Morano,
Castrovillari, And Civita As Well As Important
Social And Cultural Communities Like The Albanian
Ones Of Frascineto, Lungro And Plataci.
Several Sanctuaries, For Example, The Madonna
Delle Armi In Cerchiara And Convents Like
Colloreto Certainly Deserve A Visit.
Altomonte The Hotel Is Located 25 Km From
Altomonte.
An Enchanting Medieval Center, In The Heart Of
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