Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole)

Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole) is a locality in Terranova di Pollino, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole) is situated nearby to the locality Piano di Acquafredda, as well as near Radura degli Alberi Serpente.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Pollino.

Monte Pollino

Peak

Photo: Potito m. petrone, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte Pollino is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frascineto and San Lorenzo Bellizzi.

Frascineto is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is home to an Arbëresh minority. Frascineto is situated 9 km southeast of Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole).

San Lorenzo Bellizzi

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

San Lorenzo Bellizzi is a village and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Situated in the Pollino National Park, the village is bordered by Castrovillari, Cerchiara di Calabria, Civita and Terranova di Pollino. San Lorenzo Bellizzi is situated 10 km east of Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole).

Morano Calabro

Village

Photo: Ciamagno, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morano Calabro is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza and Economist Oswaldo Caffaro Faillace, a condecorated telegraphist in WWII, who saved numerous lives by advising of the unexpected approach of bombarders. Morano Calabro is situated 10 km southwest of Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole).

Varco di Pollino (Passo delle Ciavole)

Type: Locality
Location: Terranova di Pollino, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

39.90608° or 39° 54′ 22″ north

Longitude

16.21776° or 16° 13′ 4″ east

Open location code

8FFRW649+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4579815714

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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