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Hotel Argriturismo la Locanda D
Contrada Mazzicanino 8701 Morano Calabro Cosenza, Italy
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In Morano, A Picturesque Historic Town, Is
Located The Delightful Farm Holiday Centre La
Locanda Del Parco, Harmoniously Set In The
Luxuriant And Unspoilt Natural Surroundings Of
The Pollino National Park.
Distinguished By The Warm Hospitality Of Its
Owners And The High Professional Standards Of Its
Multi-lingual Staff, The Farm Holiday Centre
Offers Its Guests Accommodation In Comfortable,
Well-heated En-suite Rooms.
The Communal Areas Have A Welcoming And Warm
Atmosphere Too, Characterised By Typical Rustic
Furnishing, Just As In The Air-conditioned
Restaurant, Serving Delicious Dishes From The
Countryside Tradition, Prepared With Wholesome
Ingredients Produced On The Spot, And Splendidly
Matched With The Lively Local Wine.
Boasting A Stables, Children*s Playground,
Supervised Internal Car Park With Space For
Coaches Too, And A Camp Site, La Locanda Del
Parco Also Makes Expert Guides Available To
Guests In Order To Enjoy Interesting Excursions
In The Enchanting Surroundings Of The Farm.
For The More Dynamic Sports Enthusiasts A Shuttle
Service Is Provided Along With The Rental Of
Mountaineering Equipment, As Well As Bicycle And
Scooter Hire And Participation In Farm*s Fields.
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By Car*
The La Locanda Del Parco Can Be Reached By The
A/3 Motorway, Morano-castrovillari North Exit And
Then Along The Ss 19.
By Plane*
The Hotel Is 130 Km 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
Rm Characterised By Typical Rustic Furnishing
- Standard Rm 2 Twins -
Standard Room With One Double Bed
Rm Characterised By Typical Rustic Furnishing
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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
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.
Pollino National Park
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
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