Stage n.24
San Giovanni in Fiore – Lago Ampollino (WILD)
Area
Sila
Difficulty
E
Distance
20 km
Travel time
7 – 10 hrs
Start
San Giovanni in Fiore
Finisch
Lago Ampollino
Difference in altitude
↑ 1150m ↓ 791m
Accessible
Da aprile a novembre
Springs and fountainheads with waypoint
The fountains on the trail are located mainly at the beginning and at the end of the stage.
River/fiumare crossing (waypoint)
Brief crossing of small watercourses
The splendid Abbazia Florense was founded by Gioacchino da Fiore, the Calabrian abbot “gifted with prophetic spirit” remembered in the XII Canto of Dante’s Paradise. The Abbey is as impressive as the magnificent forests and streams of the Sila. The stage ends in the picturesque village of Trepidò, on the shores of the Lake Ampollino.
Wild trail
The splendid Abbazia Florense was founded by Gioacchino da Fiore, the Calabrian abbot “gifted with prophetic spirit” remembered in the XII Canto of Dante’s Paradise. The Abbey is as impressive as the magnificent forests and streams of the Sila. The stage ends in the picturesque village of Trepidò, on the shores of the Lake Ampollino.
Wild trail
Area
Sila
Difficulty
E
Distance
20 km
Travel time
7 – 10 hrs
Start
San Giovanni in Fiore
Finisch
Lago Ampollino
Difference in altitude
↑ 1150m ↓ 791m
Accessible
Da aprile a novembre
Springs and fountainheads with waypoint
The fountains on the trail are located mainly at the beginning and at the end of the stage.
River/fiumare crossing (waypoint)
Brief crossing of small watercourses
The path along stage 24 wild
Route
The trail starts in San Giovanni in Fiore, goes across the city centre and arrives, after a brief but steep paved slope, in the area of “Junture”, where the Arvo river merges with the Neto river. From here starts the little-trodden track that takes hikers from 800m above sea level to 1000m. The trail than goes on a level and runs for roughly 3,5km of paved road. Once arrived in the area of Pisani, hikers will reach the village that goes by the same name, not too far off the trail. Pisani is one of the many villages constructed during the 1950s agrarian reform, aimed at reducing the phenomenon of migration. From here the trail takes on a gravel road through forests and picturesque streams leading hikers in the proximities of Lago Ampollino’s dam. From the dam, another beautiful 2km track leads to the village of Trepidò, the final destination.
Brief historical overview
San Giovanni in Fiore, il più grande centro silano con i suoi 17.000 abitanti, è noto per l’artigianato (legno e ferro battuto) e per la produzione di tappeti all’armena annodati a mano. Qui sorge l’Abbazia Florense, uno dei più grandi edifici religiosi della Calabria fondata da Gioacchino da Fiore (1130-1202), abate e teologo ricordato nel XII canto del Paradiso dantesco. Tra i piatti tipici del luogo ricordiamo la minestra cavoli, patate e fagioli e la famosa pitta ‘mpigliata, dolce di cui si è avviata la procedura per richiederne la DOP.
Hut in the area of Trepido Coltronei
Il Villaggio Trepidò è una frazione del comune di Cotronei (KR) nato durante la realizzazione del Lago Ampollino alla fine degli anni Venti del secolo scorso. Inizialmente era un villaggio di sole villette ad uso degli operai che lavoravano per la costruzione della diga; subì un forte sviluppo negli anni successivi alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale, attirando turisti affascinati dal suggestivo lago.
Abazia Florense San Giovanni in Fiore
Map and elevation profile
Further information
Guides of reference for the stage: Pietro Astorino +39 320 3882717 e Antonello Martino +39 347 9131310
[Cotronei]
Comune Cotronei – tel. +39 0962 44202 – web: www.comunecotronei.gov.it/ – mail: info@comunecotronei.gov.it
Pro Loco Trepidò Cotronei – web: www.facebook.com/Pro-Loco-Cotronei-360267457878086
[San Giovanni in Fiore]
Camminasila – tel. +39 347 9131310 – web: www.camminasila.com – mail: camminasila@gmail.com
Where to sleep
[San Giovanni in Fiore]
B&B – Residenza Le Cuturelle – tel. +39 346 1209676 – mail: residenzalecuturelle@yahoo.it
Extra: not verified
[San Giovanni in Fiore]
Hotel – Duchessa della Sila – tel. +39 0984 975522 – mail: info@duchessadellasila.it
B&B – Mastro Giò – tel. +39 0984 992750 – mail: prenota@bebmastrogio.it
Where to eat
Extra: not verified
[San Giovanni in Fiore]
Farmhouse – Tenuta di Torre Garga – tel. +39 328 9084558 – mail: info@tenutaditorregarga.it
With thanks to Regione Calabria for the Contribution to the project.
Last update: 2021-12-30
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Project realised with the contribution of Regione Calabria
Project realised with the contribution of Regione Calabria
