The Pollino National park is the highest and largest group of mountains in the Southern Apennines. Wild and unspoiled, it offers an incredible range of environments and landscapes of extreme charm and extraordinary beauty. it is divided into five main valleys: the Mercure Valley, the Frido Valley, the Sarmento Valley,the Serrapotami Valley and the Sinni Valley. Each valley has its own particular environmental, scenic and almost human characteristics; over the course of one day, travelling from one valley to the next, you can experience some truly unforgettable moments, going from low, open stony watercourses, visited by created porcupines and badgers, to imposing mountains covered with the last snowfalls of spring. The hillsides are dominated by a pastoral farming landscape, with fields, orchards and vineyards, dotted with enormous oak trees and enlivened by characteristic, welcoming Via dei Gallitello,89 Potenza, Italy Web: www.parcopollino.it