Trekking Hiking Campania Puglia Basilicata Calabria Last years walks

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1 Trekking Hiking Campania Puglia Basilicata Calabria Last years walks AZZURRO CILENTO Among fragrant lemon groves, pines, carob trees, ancient watch-towers, we will explore part of this land, sea and mountains, still intact and little known. To bath in the waters of these mythical beaches (among the purest in Europe) is a must, but èlease do not become too lazy: the pleasure of the environment is best savored on foot. Itinerary: Pollica, Punta Ogliasto, Licosa, Castel-labate, Costa delle Sirene, Acciaroli, Cannicchio, Galdo, S. Mauro, Capo Palinuro, Porto Infreschi, Marina di Camerota, Velia - average 5 hours walks : overnight stops in old convent. Rating: easy.

2 CILENTO In a series of legend and history, this land still tells of Greek and Roman ships and Ulysses enchanted by the Sirens. Sandy coves, towering cliffs, mountains that reach 2,000 meters covered with lush vegetation and crystal clear seawater. Itinerary: Mt Bulgheria, Mount Cervati, Marina di Camerota, Porto Infreschi, caves of Palinuro - media walks 4 / 6 hours Overnight in bungalow. Rating: easy / medium. IL GOLFO LUNATO DI SALERNO Trek 5-day residential We will explore the Gulf of Salerno, combining scenic and cultural routes, without excluding a gourmet meal. Discover the ancient connection between Salerno and its castle on foot, flat walk through the history of a Greek border town. Then point to the Cilento National Park, a land of olive trees between hills and sea, listening to the sirens. Finally, the gateway to the Amalfi Coast, visiting places of ceramics. Route: Salerno, Pastiglia, Castellabate, Punta Lico sa, Ogliastro, Paestum, Vietri, Raito - average walk 6 hours :overnight stops hotel. Rating: easy. NAPOLI SOPRA E SOTTO Naples unusual and Naples classic, guided by a true Neapolitan. Spaccanapoli and the Monastery of Santa Chiara, the Vesuvian Villas on the Golden Mile, but also trekking in an ancient crater covered with woods, hunting reserve of the King of Naples, and in a monumental underground tunnel of the time of Emperor Tiberius, leading to unexpected views of the sea. Route: urban - average walk 6 hours Overnight hotel. Rating: easy. COSTIERA AMALFITANA E CAPRI Trek traveling with luggage transported for eight days along the Amalfi Coast, from Cava de 'Tirreni to Punta Campanella and some sections of the trails on Lattari Mountains. You walk in the woods overlooking the Sorrento peninsula and Capri. You can reach ancient villages known for their traditional crafts and the hospitality of their inhabitants. Tour of Amalfi and Capri. Route: Cava de' Tirreni, Santuario dell'avvocata, Maiori, Amalfi, Colli S. Pietro, Punta Campa nella, Anacapri, Capri - Average walks 4 / 6 hours. overnight hotel and bungalows. Rating: Medium. CILENTO SCONOSCIUTO E VALLO DI DIANO, LA' DOVE SPROFONDA IL FIUME In the heart of the Cilento less known,in the WWF "Bussento Caves", where the river mark deep in the territory and creates one of the most important karst in Italy, sinking into a giant sink hole. Admire the wild beauty of nature, spectacular caves

3 and chasms, rivers where reigns the otter, but also walk on ancient paths, stone humpbacked bridges, among the traces of past farm civilizations : old water mills, gardens and cultivated land to pasture, country houses, woods of oaks: a journey through history and nature to discover the man and his activities that have shaped the landscape. The flora is characterized by an incredible variety of wild orchids, which at certain time reach their maximum flowering. Route:, Grotte del Bussento, Valle dei Mulini, Grotta e risorgenza dell'auso, Grava di Vesalo, Gole del Fiume Calore, Certosa di Padula - media walks 5 hours Overnight "country-hotel" of Morigerati. Rating: easy. ISOLE DI ISCHIA E PROCIDA Volcanic island of Ischia walking on paths carved into the tufo, among woods of chestnut and pine trees, vineyards, surrounded by vegetation in full flower, orange, lemon, loquat, apricot, bouquet of roses and orange blossoms. During the trip to Procida we will know the reality of this ancient island covered with lemon groves. End trek with a swim in the pool in the panoramic terrace of our hotel with the warm waters coming from inside the volcano. Route: Napoli, Ischia, Casamicciola Bagni, M.te Epomeo, Crateri Rotaro, Sorgente di Buceto, S.ta Maria al Monte, Piano Liguori, Ischia Ponte Castello Aragonese, S. Angelo, Procida -media walk 5 / 6 hours Overnight hotel. Rating: easy / medium VESUVIO E COSTIERA AMALFITANA Trek 6 days traveling In the explosion of colors and scents of spring on the Gulf' the most famous and picturesque in the world, we will go on the underground areas of the greek-roman city, in the depths of the underground labyrinth of Naples and the next day we will reach,between lavas and brooms, the top for the big cone, the crater of Vesuvius. Then we will move in the Sorrento Peninsula and reach by cable car mount Faito, the mountain ridge that is the boundary between Sorrento Peninsula and the Amalfi Coast, we will walk "The Pathof the Gods" and reach places whose names are known throughout the world : Positano, Amalfi, Punta Campanella,Jeranto Bay, Sorrento. Route: Naples, Ercolano, Castellammare di Stabia,Montepertuso, Positano, Amalfi, Agerola, Santa Agata sui DueGolfi, Sorrento, Naples media walk 4 / 7 hours Overnight B & B and cottage.. Rating: Medium / heavy SULLA ROTTA DEI VULCANI Trek traveling with baggage and 6 days of sailing Water and fire are the dominant elements of this trek, which takes place in the scenario of the Gulf of Naples. We willgo up the slopes of Vesuvius, "Moon Cyclops whose flaming sword threatening dozing in the bowels of the earth", we will reach the crater, surrounded by his sulphurous breath. Then we'll sail to the island of Ischia.After gaining the summit of Mount Epomeo we will restore in its waters bubbling with marine and thermal baths. Route: Naples, Ercolano, Great Cone Vesu vio, Island

4 ofischia, Casamicciola Terme, Forio d'ischia, Naples media walk 5 hours. Overnight in a boat. Rating: Medium. IL PARCO NATURALE DEL CILENTO E I SUOI BORGHI MARINI. In this area of the southern Campania, the pearl of the Tyrrhenian Sea, where the mountains jump into the sea, there is a natural park of great beauty, where nature is abundant, the products of land are often protected by trademarks and nice and old villages are clinging to the sides of mountains. At the edge of the marine park, the presence of famous resorts, such as Camerata and Palinuro, has not distorted the beauty of the coast, with environmentallyfriendly tourism. Route: Castellabate, Sito archeologico di Veglia, Acciaroli, M.te Stella, Gole del Calore, sentieri di Ogliastro - average walk 5 hours :overnight hotel. Rating: easy. Basilicata TRAVERSATA DELLA BASILICATA. Travelling in Basilicata not just walk through lush forests, aridplains, a land of endless ravines still unknown. It also means visiting the Rock Churches Byzantine, Norman-Svevi Castle and Rabatane Arabe, appreciate the resources of the region: red wine, mineral water, cheese, food that tastes of tradition. Our journey begins in Melfi and the extinct volcano of Monte Vulture, passing through the amazing Dolomites Lucane reachsassi of Matera. Route: Melfi, Mount Vulture, Lucania Dolomites, Park ofgallipoli Cognato, Matera, Park of the Rock Churches media walk 5 / 6 hours. Overnight hotel and hostel. Rating:Medium. Calabria ASPROMONTE, TREK "GRECANICO" On the tip of the Italian peninsula, between the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian Sea, within the National Park of Aspromonte, lives the linguistic minority of the Greeks of Calabria., greek idiom that still is spoken in the picturesque villages of Gallicianò, Bova, Roghudi, in the ruins of countless Byzantine churches and in the music. The program offers the opportunity to explore an area of southern Italy away from mass tourism along ancient paths through a wild landscape characterized by peaks and forests, rivers and waterfalls. Not forgetting the opportunity to take their first swim of the season in the beautiful waters of Ionian Sea. Route: Reggio Calabria, Bova,Fiumara Amendlea, Roghudi, Waterfalls Maes Bagaladi, S.Panta lion Pentadattilo, Gallicianò average walk 6 hours :overnight stops in local houses.. Rating: Medium. Puglia COSTE E CONTRADE DEL SALENTO Residential 9-day trek Salento is a melting pot of history, culture, traditions that maintains a strong identity (especially in music and dialect) and offering a sweet nature and wild at the same time. Along ancient

5 agricultural trails we discover the fortified household surrounded by olive groves, caves inhabited in the Neolithic, paths will lead us to the coast,and to visit the white town of Salento, like Otranto, and the Baroque of Lecce. Route: Lecce, Tricase, Gagliano, Otranto, Lakes Alimini Andrano,Maritime, Grotta Zinzulusa, Cast ro, Poggiardo, S. Cesario -media walk 5 / 6 hours.overnight in local homes.. Rating: Easy Basilicata MARATEA, PERLA DELLA BASILICATA Maratea dominates a stretch of the Tyrrhenian coast which is characterized by steep slopes covered with Mediterranean vegetation and numerous capes and bays that open onto a sea of beautiful colors. From the coast we will forward inland along ancient mule tracks the eminently rural land, dotted with ancient villages of great charm, until we reach the wildest areas like the valley of the river Lao in territory of the Pollino National Park. Route: Maratea, Mount St. Biagio, Laino Castello,Papasidero, Acquafredda, Monte Spina, Mount Coc-Covello -media walk 6 hours : Overnight at the hotel. Rating: Medium. Puglia LE ORCHIDEE DEL GARGANO A set of mountains on a rocky promontory that extends into the Adriatic south of the Gargano is occupied almost entirely by mountains and large plateaus, the most famous of all is the Foresta Umbra. But the Gargano is not just mountains, indeed it is surely best known for his two hundred kilometers of coastline. A coast Made by beaches, pine forests, creeks, dunes,cliffs, caves. this area became the National Park and Trekking means discovering the most hidden sites,from the many varieties of orchids to its archaeological sites. Route: Vieste, ForestaUmbra, Monte Mauri, Trail Archaeological Peschici media walk 5 / 6 hours :. Overnight hotel. Rating: easy / medium. Basilicata, Calabria POLLINO TREK The largest national park in Europe between the Ionian and thetyrrhenian Sea, between Calabria and Basilicata, greets us with a magical atmosphere, with its forests of beech trees, valleys, high mountain meadows full of flowers and buds on the loricati Pines, wrecks and witnesses of a glacial environment has now disappeared. From the top Pollino we will have a view over the whole area of the park. Do not miss a "dip" in the clear sea of Maratea. Stay on a farm we will better know the culture and fine cuisine of Lucania. Route: Sapri, Rotonda, Serra di Crispo,Great Gate of Pollino, Timpa delle Murge, Pietrasasso Timpa,Paola Coppola, Colle Impiso, Dolina Pollino, Mount Pollino, Maratea, Sapri - media walk 5 / 6 hours Overnight farm.. Rating : easy / medium Calabria MARI E MONTI DELL'ASPROMONTE GRECO.

6 Trek 10-day residential located between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian, the Aspromonte offers the possibility to walk fascinating journeys between woods, mountains that reach 2,000 meters, narrow and picturesque valleys with lakes, streams and waterfalls. For the old paths to visit the most interesting places of Greek origin, and traditional craft shops. There will be bathing in the waters of the Ionian sea. Route: Bova, Roghudi, Fiumara Amendolea, AffricoElder Stone cover, Gerace, Pentadattilo, Waterfalls Maes,Montalto, Reggio Calabria - average walk 6 / 7 hours Overnight in local houses. Rating: easy /medium. Puglia, Molise I TRATTURI DELLA TRANSUMANZA NEL SANNIO : The sheep-tracks Transhumance Sannio Trek traveling with luggage transported for 6 days to find what remains of the ancient practice of transhumance and meet some herd or flock descending from the high pastures. We go up from 240meters to Lucera, in the Tavoliere winter pasture, with ups and downs, up to 800 meters of Castel di Sangro, in view of the Maiella on the border between the Abruzzo and Molise. Route: Lucerne, Campobasso, Frost, Pe-scolanciano, S.Vincenzo al Volturno, Castel di Sangro walks 5 hours. Overnight hotel and farm. Rating: easy / medium