A stay in the Pollino National Park to refresh body and mind

Acacia is located 4 kilometres from San Costantino Albanese, on the Lucanian slope of Pollino National Park, at 900 metres above sea level. This region has retained its truly rural life style, characterised by slowness and simplicity. Life here follows the rhythm of nature, without the hectic of modern live. We offer our guests a stay far away from their daily routines, where they can restore body and mind in a genuine and welcoming atmosphere.

Grande acacia nel giardino dell'agriturismo

A stay in the Pollino National Park to refresh body and mind

Acacia is located 4 kilometres from San Costantino Albanese, on the Lucanian slope of Pollino National Park, at 900 metres above sea level. This region has retained its truly rural life style, characterised by slowness and simplicity. Life here follows the rhythm of nature, without the hectic of modern live. We offer our guests a stay far away from their daily routines, where they can restore body and mind in a genuine and welcoming atmosphere.

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We look forward to welcoming you in the heart of the national park, in a genuine and welcoming atmosphere.

The house which accommodates the guest rooms has two apartments. On the ground floor, there are a living room / common room with a TV and:

  • A four bed room (double bed and two single beds) with an in-room bathroom
  • A three bed room (double bed and single bed) with a private bathroom in the hall.

On the first floor there is a kitchen, a living room / common room with TV and:

  • A three bed room (double bed and single bed) and a double bed room (two single beds) with bathroom in the corridor
  • A double with bathroom in the room.
  • A four-bedroom (double bed and two single beds) with private bathroom.

The furniture is simple. The rooms are spacious. Bed clothes and towels are available.

Our cuisine is creative, traditional and seasonal

We use local quality products: cheeses and cold cuts, meat and vegetables from small farmers. Our traditional specialities include lamb baked in oven with breadcrumbs, dried peppers stuffed with breadcrumbs and sausages, and suffritit (lamb innards cooked in oven with breadcrumbs according to great granny’s recipe). Breakfast is also very appreciated by our guests. We serve delicious ring cakes and tarts with hand-made apple, berry and apricot jam as well as biscuits with walnuts and chestnuts and many other specialties, taking into account the special requirements of people with food intolerances, as well as those of vegetarians and vegans.

Walks and guided tours in the Pollino National Park

What to do in the surroundings

Enjoy nature with walks or guided excursions in the Pollino National Park

Enjoy nature with walks or guided excursions in the Pollino National Park, the largest protected area in Italy straddling the regions of Basilicata and Calabria. It offers a multitude of unspoiled and wild landscapes and, among its countless natural beauties, is home to the rare pino loricato, or Bosnian pine that grows only here and in the Balkans and is the park’s emblem.

Visit Pollino Outdoor Park, an adventure outdoor park

Take a trip to the Pollino Outdoor Park – an adventure outdoor park only ten-minute drive away – set in a beautiful oak wood, where also children can have fun in total safety.

A day on the sea

Even the quiet beaches of the Ionian coast are easily reachable in 45 minutes by car, for a day on the sea with the advantage of taking a bath and then go back to sleep in the cool of the mountain air and away from noisy mosquitoes!

Visit Senise and Lago di Monte Cotugno

In twenty minutes by car you reach Senise, a characteristic small town of Norman origin, famous for its dried peppers ” cruschi ” IGP. In Senise lies the Lago di Monte Cotugno, the largest reservoir in Europe, a freshwater sea, surrounded by a very suggestive landscape: ideal for lovers of sport fishing, but not only. The lake also houses a sailing centre and an observatory for bird watching.

Visit San Costantino Albanese

Visit San Costantino Albanese, the small Arbëreshë, i.e. Italo-Albanian community we are part of, founded in 1534 by refugees who fled Albania because of the advance of the Ottoman Empire, which still maintains its cultural heritage in the Arbëreshë language, in customs and traditions, in folklore and in the Byzantine religious rite.
There you can visit the small ethnographic museum, the Mother Church with its beautiful iconostasis and the Casa Parco or enjoy a beautiful flight experience over the Sarmento valley with the Volo dell’Aquila.

Beautiful walks or excursions on horseback also for children

About twenty minutes by car, along the provincial road SP 107, which connects San Costantino with Francavilla sul Sinni, lies the ring B&B Caramola that offers beautiful walks or excursions on horseback also for children.

Visit to Valsinni village and to Isabella Morra's Castle

Thirty kilometres away, on the Sinnica, is the beautiful village of Valsinni with its feudal castle in which lived Isabella Morra, considered one of the most original female voices of Italian 16th century poetry. She was murdered at the age of 25 by her brothers, who disapproved of her relationship with a noble Spanish poet. Valsinni was awarded the Orange Flag by the Italian Touring Club, a seal of quality awarded to small Italian inland towns for sustainable tourism.

Prices as well as check-in and check-out times

Prices are per person per night and include breakfast:

Adults

25

Per night

Children from age 4 to 15

12

Per night

Half-board (overnight stay, breakfast, one meal) adults: € 45 / night.
Full-board (overnight stay, breakfast, lunch and dinner) adults: € 55 / night.

There is no charge for children of up to 4 years of age. Depending on the age group, special meal arrangements can be made for children when making the booking.

Check-in and check-out times

Check-in from 15:00 to 19:00 hours / check-out from 10:00 to 12:00 hours. Please inform us in good time if you would like arrive or leave outside these hours.

Terms of booking and payment

In case of availability, we will send you a summary of the dates for the requested stay (period, type of board and price). Please confirm this summary within 24 hours as your request will otherwise not be considered.

We will ask you for a non-refundable deposit of 30% of the total amount to secure your booking. The remainder will be due at the end of your stay.

We accept payments in cash as well as by debit and credit card.

Banking data:
Scutari Ginfranca
Banca: Intesa Sanpaolo:
IT90S0306942273100000001990

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