Top 8 Natural Monuments around Albi

Ginestra is a shrub that, thanks to symbiosis with bacteria, binds nitrogen from the air and fertilizes even the poorest, dry soils. In fertile soils, it spreads too much, creating dense fields that smother other plants – a bit like an uninvited guest who eats everything from the buffet. Inside, it contains sparteine, an alkaloid used to treat cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation and circulatory problems, and its stiff shoots have been used for centuries to make brooms. And even today, in some places, these shoots are used as traditional rods given to naughty children in December instead of presents.

A plant with intensely yellow flowers that grows wild in southern Italy. Here it is most often called ginestra. It occurs especially in mountainous and dry areas, and its presence in the landscape of Calabria in spring and early summer is very characteristic - it creates yellow spots on the slopes and along the roads. The intensely yellow flowers stand out against the green slopes, creating a strong and at the same time harmonious contrast. This combination works on the imagination and gives a strong impression of the freshness and exuberance of nature. In Calabria, especially in May and June, this contrast is perfectly visible: the green hills are covered with a yellow shower of flowers, creating almost painterly landscapes.

Suggestive walk between the ridges of the hills, you are immersed in nature.

The Campanaro waterfalls, fed by the Campanaro river, are located near Zagarise. To get to the two waterfalls you have to cross a small suspension bridge and various stairs.

We spent 6 wonderful days in the Sila park, looking for calm at the end of December and beginning of January. The exceptional spring temperatures accompanied us during all our treks. A moment out of time, alone in the world in the middle of '' gigantic '' pines more than a hundred years old! Please leave the areas clean. Bring your trash! Thanks.

Thanks to some volunteers from Taverna it is possible to walk the path that leads to the waterfall of the Litrello stream. The route then leads to the remains of the Peseca Abbey.

Tirivolo is a small mountain village, which is located at an altitude of 1580 meters. According to analyzes in 2010 it was defined as the area with the cleanest air in Europe. The area is known for its forest area.

Sila Piccola La Sila is in the heart of Calabria. It is a plateau that extends over 1,700 square kilometers with an average elevation of more than 1,300 meters above sea level.m. It is surrounded by a mountain crown whose highest peak, Monte Botte Donato, reaches 1,928 meters. It is covered by a vast forest made up mostly of conifers and beeches. In the Sila, rich in water resources, artificial lakes have been created that fit perfectly into the enchanting natural context of the place. The Sila area, which concerns the provinces of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Crotone, is made up of a granite-crystalline massif bordering on the Sybaris plain to the north, the Crati Valley to the west, the Lamezia plain to the south and the Lamezia plain to the east Hills bordering the margraviate. The area is broadly divided into Sila Greca, Sila Grande and Sila Piccola. These names do not have precise morphological meaning but reflect administrative subdivisions inherited from the past. Text / Source: Silaonline http://www.silaonline.it/sila/