Serre Regional Natural Park

Between Aspromonte and Sila lies the Serre Regional Natural Park, with about 18,000 hectares spread over the provinces of Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia and Reggio Calabria. The Serre Regional Park preserves one of the most multifaceted natural ecosystems in Calabria. Traversed by two long and opposite mountain ranges that of Mount Covello, with peaks just over 800 metres high, and that of Mount Pecoraro, which boasts the highest peak at around 1400 metres, the Serre Regional Park includes large, wild and evocative forests, including the Archiforo Wood (VV), listed among the world's psychophysical wellbeing destinations for those who practice ‘’Shinrin-Yoku‘’ (the ‘’forest bathing‘’), and the Stilo Wood (RC), which with that of Mongiana formed the famous Bourbon Steel Pole. 

The Serre Regional Natural Park is crossed by numerous watercourses that create spectacular waterfalls, the most impressive of which is the Marmarico Waterfall in the municipality of Bivongi (RC). Very evocative is the WWF Oasis of Lake Angitola (VV), a nesting place for migratory birds where it is possible to take walks in a breathtaking landscape. Alongside the natural beauty, following the many naturalistic and cultural itineraries in the park, you can admire towns of art and places of worship of considerable importance, first and foremost the Charterhouse of Saints Stephen and Bruno in Serra San Bruno (VV), the small ‘’Capital of the Serre‘’ founded in the year one thousand thanks to the arrival of Saint Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian Order.