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Home to the densest forests and the largest supply of drinking water in southern Italy, the mountainous region of Irpinia also boasts several ski resorts in the Picentini Mountains National Parkwith over 25 km of pistes. Mount Cervialto, the park’s highest peak at 1809 metres, is a place of out standing natural beauty all year round but it really comes to life in winter as the skiing facilities open their doors to winter sports lovers and ramblers. The uncontaminated nature of the Laceno plateau and the Terminio massif provide an ideal destination for eco-tourists but the area also caters for less demanding visitors[charme-gallery] At an altitude of just over 1000 metres, the plateau and Laceno village has become a popular centre for winter sports equipped with modern ski lifts and charming restaurants. In addition to downhill sports, visitors can try cross country skiing through magical landscapes of silver trees and white snowfields, snow tubing and snowboarding. At an altitude of 1700 metres with superb views of the Gulf of Salerno,the Sorrento peninsular, Paestum and Agropoli,Mount Raiamagrais populated by forests of chestnut, oak pine and fir and inhabited by peregrine falcons, hawks and golden eagles nesting on Mount Accellica. [charme-gallery]The scenery is breathtaking with its many streams and torrents, not to mention the timeless beauty of LakeLaceno where the crisp mountain air and the smell of wood smoke call to mind a simpler, more carefree lifestyle. It is also renowned for its excellent food like grilled steaks, mushrooms, truffles, cheeses, nuts and excellent wines such as Fiano di Avellino and Taurasi made from grapes grown in nearby vineyards. Silence reigns throughout the park and you can almost hear the plants flourishing and thriving in a landscape that calls to mind the Himalayan beauty ofTibet.
