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Ancient Chestnut Trees – The Giants of the Greek Sila loop from Oasi dei Giganti Cozzo del Pesco

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Ancient Chestnut Trees – The Giants of the Greek Sila loop from Oasi dei Giganti Cozzo del Pesco

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Ancient Chestnut Trees – The Giants of the Greek Sila loop from Oasi dei Giganti Cozzo del Pesco

02:06

6.90km

230m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Millenary Chestnut Trees of Cozzo del Pesco

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here there are millenary chestnut trees, introduced by the Basilian monks. Some specimens are more than 700 years old.

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Ancient Chestnut Trees

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mixed forest with centuries-old chestnut trees, some hollows and large enough to fit comfortably inside

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Giants of the Sila – Monumental Chestnut Trees of Cozzo del Pesco

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The Cozzo del Pesco reserve is a WWF naturalistic oasis in the Sila Greca. It is famous for its more than one hundred monumental chestnut trees, called Giants due to …

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at one time perhaps there was a WWF facility. Now an easy and well-maintained trekking route begins here, first with a slight uphill, then downhill that leads to centuries-old chestnut trees that grow together, among the pines.

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.67 km

2.21 km

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4.67 km

2.21 km

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Highest point (1,120 m)

Lowest point (940 m)

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Friday 3 July

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Ancient Chestnut Trees – The Giants of the Greek Sila loop from Oasi dei Giganti Cozzo del Pesco

Millenary Chestnut Trees of Cozzo del Pesco

Ancient Chestnut Trees

Giants of the Sila – Monumental Chestnut Trees of Cozzo del Pesco

The Giants of the Greek Sila

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