"Poverella - Villaggio Mancuso" Nature Reserve

The “Poverella-Villaggio Mancuso” Nature Reserve is located within the Sila National Park, in the municipality of Taverna in the province of Catanzaro. The forest population varies with altitude: from evergreen oaks to deciduous trees, passing through pine forests, beech woods and silver firs. In terms of biodiversity protection, the presence of the Calabrian black pine (cultivar “Vutullo”) is particularly noteworthy. Among mammals, the most important species is undoubtedly the Sila Wolf, which until a few years ago was in danger of extinction but now seems to be on the rise.

The main attraction within the “Poverella-Villaggio Mancuso” Nature Reserve is the tourist village of the same name, Villaggio Mancuso, with its unique history and old-fashioned charm of an authentic Tyrolean village: a fairytale place, made up of small churches and wooden holiday homes, hotels with all amenities, a post office and the historic restaurant ‘La Rotonda’.