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Hotel Del Lago
Hotel Del Lago, Crotone
Localita Lago Ampolllino, Crotone
On The Shores Of Charming Lake Ampollino, In A
Luxurious Pine Grove On The Edge Of The Calabria
National Park, Stands The Hotel Del Lago.
Recently Restructured, It Boasts More Than Twenty
Years Of Hotel Tradition.
The Rooms Are Very Comfortable, All With
Direct-dial Telephone And Tv.
Guests Can Enjoy The Discotheque, Games Room,
Basement Restaurant And Use The Car Park.
Well Known To Ski Enthusiasts, Since It Is Only 2
Km From The Villaggio Palumbo Piste And From The
Artificial Bobsleigh Run, The Hotel Also Offers
The Possibility Of Practicing Other Sports Not
Far Away, In Fact, There Is A Swimming Pool, A
Boat Hire On The Lake, To Rent Craft Or
Windsurfing Equipment And A Riding Stable.
Boasting A Beautiful Garden And A Lovely Bar, The
Hotel Pays Great Attention To Its Cookery.
The Welcoming Restaurant With Character, In Fact,
Offers The Best Of The Local Traditional Cookery,
As Well As A Wide Choice Of The Best Italian
Wines.
Set In An Oasis Of Peace And Quiet, The Hotel Del
Lago Is The Ideal Starting Point For Outings,
Healthy Walks Or Rides On Horseback In The
Magnificent Surrounding Area.
Apart From The Splendid Lush Scenery, The
Neighborhood Contains The Admirable Medieval San
Giovanni In Fiore And Caccuri, With A Powerful
Castle In The Spanish Style, Ancient Acerenthia,
An Old Medieval Village Abandoned For Centuries
And Where The Facade Of The Cathedral From The 16
Century Remained Visible And In Addition The
Charming Centers Of Cotronei, Santa Severina And
Crotone, With Their Art Treasures And Folklore.
The Hotel Del Lago Is Open All Year Around.
Reservations: Toll Free 1-800-311-5045 (Europe 800 20 69 20 29)
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Surrounding Area
Sila Piccola
Between The Provinces Of Crotone And Catanzaro Is
The Sila Piccola, One Of The Areas Which The
Calabria National Park Is Subdivided.
Its Land, Making Up The Southern Part Of The Sila
Plateau, Is Fascinating And Charming.
There Are Many River Valleys.
Among The More Unspoiled, The Torrent Soleo And
The River Tacina Are Outstanding, Both Typified
By Wide Pastures And Lush Vegetation.
The Botanical Heritage Is Very Rich Ranging From
The Mediterranean Maquis To The Dense Conifer
Woods.
Above 1,100 M Asl, Then, Corsican Pine Woods, And
Even Higher, Beech Woods Sometimes Associated
With Fir Trees, As In The Case Of The Gariglione
Massif.
Typical Apennine Fauna Live In These Woods
Including Wolves, Foxes, Hares, And Boars.
The Presence Of The Rare Hooded Crow Is Also
Noteworthy.
The Sila Piccola Attracts Tourists Throughout The
Year.
In Winter, Alpine Or Cross-country Skiing Can Be
Practiced In The Delightful Mountain Centers Of
Villaggio Palumbo And Villaggio Mancuso.
In Other Periods Of The Year, It Is Possible To
Go Hiking, Rambling, Walking, Horse-riding Or
Mountain Biking Along Suitably Laid Out And
Interesting Itineraries.
For Fishing, Windsurfing And Canoeing
Enthusiasts, Finally, There Is The Enchanting
Surroundings Of Lake Ampollino, Set In The
Intense Green Of Coniferous Woods.
Villaggio Palumbo
Villaggio Palumbo Is In The Area Of Lake
Ampollino In The Heart Of The Sila Piccola And Is
An Important Tourist Resort In The Province Of
Crotone.
It Is Possible, In Fact, During The Winter
Season, To Ski On Different Kinds Of Piste, For
An Overall Distance Of 25 Km.
Served By Excellent Lifts, Including A Two-seat
And A Three-seat Chair-lift, A Hand-lift, And
Three Ski-lifts.
The Arrival And Departure Stations Have A Bar,
Self-service Caf , Restaurants, Solarium, Ski
School Affiliated To The Fisi, Centers To Hire
And Buy Sporting Equipment And Spacious Parking
For Cars And Coaches.
Cross-country Skiing Is Practiced Along The
Different Snow-covered Footpaths Surrounding The
Pine And Beech Woods.
Villaggio Palumbo Also Has An Ice Rink Covered
Both In Summer And Winter, And An Artificial
Steel Bobsleigh Piste, The First In Italy, A Good
Kilometer Long.
For Experts There Is Another That Comes Down From
1,500 M Asl.
Furthermore, Hiking, Horse-riding And Lovely
Excursions Can Be Enjoyed To Savour The Scenic
Beauty Of The Sila Plateau Landscape.
The Resort Is Provided With A Runway For Light
Aircraft And Helicopters.
Finally, Both In Summer And Winter Many Events
Are Organized, Feasts Of Typical Products And
Exhibitions By Local Craftsmen.
Cotronei
Cut Into The Hillside In The Wide Neta Valley,
Cotronei Is One Of The Most Important Tourist
Resorts In The Province Of Crotone.
Its Foundation Appears To Be Attributable To The
Kroton Colonists, Who Created A Defensive Outpost
Here.
Some Finds Dating Back To The Bronze Age Lead To
The Belief That Before Greek Colonization The
Cotronei Territory Was An Important Transit Point
For The People Of The Area.
Incised Drawings Found In Some Grottoes Showing
Greek Crosses And Doves, Testify To The Presence,
In Byzantine Times, Of Greek Anchorites, Monks
Who Lived In Solitude, Devoting Their Time To
Prayer And Fasting.
In 1219 King Frederick Ii Of Swabia Consigned The
Town To The Florensian Monks Of S. Giovanni In
Fiore, While Later It Passed To The Monastery Of
The Three Young Men Of Caccuri.
The Historic Center, Typified By Narrow Lanes,
Ancient Arches And Small Craft Shops,
Specializing In Worked Iron And Wicker Baskets,
Preserves The Church Of St. Nicholas And The
Morano-filomarino-verga Mansion.
Nowadays A Flourishing Farming And Commercial
Center, Cotronei, Thanks To The Creation Of
Hydro-electric Plants Built At The Beginning Of
The Twentieth Century, Has Become A Place Of
Prime Importance In The Energy Production Sector.
Types of Room
- Standard Rm 1 Double - Standard Room With One Double Bed Welcoming Room With Heating And Color Tv - Standard Rm 2 Twins - Standard Room With Two Twin Beds Welcoming Room With Heating And Color Tv
Directions
By Car The Hotel Is Reached By Means Of The A/3 Motorway, Cosenza Exit. From Here Take The Ss 107. Or Take The Ss 106 To The Pasovecchio Junction. From Here Take The Ss 107 West, Up To The Neto Bridge. Then Proceed For About 10 Km Along The Ss 109. By Plane The Hotel Is About 68 Km From The Lamezia Terme Airport And About 42 Km From The Crotone Airport. By Train The Hotel Is About 8 Km From The Railway Station Of Cotronei.
Policies
Child Policy From 0 To 3 Years Old Free *meals Excluded*. Iii/iv Added Bed *from 3 To 10 Years Old* 40 Percent Of Reduction Until January 5 2003. 20 Percent Of Reduction From January 6 To December 31 2003. Pet Policy Pets Are Not Allowed. - Travel Agency Commission Policy - 8 Percent Commission Paid To Travel Agents. - Tax Policy - 1. 10 Percent Tax Included
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