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It is one of the most populated provinces in Italy
and the eighth for extension. With its 367 miles
of coast, the Province of
Cosenza occupies 44.1%
of the surface of Calabria,
essentially the entire central and northern part of
the region. Calabria's singular landscape is characterized by mountains
and hills. It runs from the
Ionian Coast in the east to
the Tyrrhenian shores in
the west, from the massif
of Pollino in the north to
the plateau of Sila grande.
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There are also plains, like
the one of Sibari, and big
valleys, as for example
in Crati. Hilly areas slope
down to the North and to
the East of the Sila Greca.
Everything is characterized by great variety, even
from coast to coast and on
every massif. The visitor
remains disoriented and
fascinated at the same
time.
Ionio, Pollino, Alto Tirreno/Appennino Paolano,
Savuto, Delle Valli/Media
Valle Crati, Silana and Media Valle Crati/Serre Cosentine.
The territory of Cosenza,
as with the rest of Calabria, exhibits traces of history, beginning with the
prehistoric period. On the
coast are Neolithic sites attesting to human presence. The water flows have
The Province hosts eight been important travel roumountain communities: tes since the Magna GraGreca/Destra Crati, Alto ecia and Roman periods.