The ancient tree
Majestic and solitary, a short drive just outside the village
The patriarch of the Sila
About 5 kilometres from the old town stands an ancient Calabrian pine known as the “patriarch of the Sila”. It is about 30 metres tall, its trunk measures about 10 metres around, and part of its roots rise above the ground.
The Calabrian pine is the typical tree of the Sila: in the woods around Longobucco it grows alongside chestnut and beech, and the higher you climb, the more it rules the forest.