{"id":3469,"date":"2022-02-23T01:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T01:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/?p=3469"},"modified":"2024-12-22T20:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T20:15:43","slug":"the-lavender-park-a-corner-of-calabrian-provence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/the-lavender-park-a-corner-of-calabrian-provence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lavender Park: a corner of Calabrian Provence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>23.02.2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When one thinks of lavender, one automatically thinks of Provence and its infinite expanses of purple flowers. The plays of light the flowers make with the sun, especially at sunset or sunrise, are one of the most sought after natural beauties by visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, in Calabria there is a similar place in the province of Cosenza. Exactly in Campotenese, on the Pollino massif, in a fraction of Morano Calabro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda_NG1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda_NG1.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda_NG1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda_NG1-640x481.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spectacular lavender field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Herein, the Rocco family has created the Lavender Park, dedicating themselves exclusively to it, from cultivation to distillation and transformation into cosmetic products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial idea was to look for plants that could withstand the cramped winter temperatures and that would resist under the blanket of snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They found out that between 900 and 1700 meters the lavender can survive; the same flowers which in the whole Pollino National Park until the beginning of the two wars guaranteed a flourishing activity and was a source of income for the inhabitants of the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rocco family tried to understand if it was possible to reproduce it, keeping its genetic properties intact in cultivation. Thus, from eight seedlings, three were selected and multiplied in vitro. Everything started in their labratory, at that precise moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavender-1117275_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavender-1117275_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavender-1117275_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lavender flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2013 their agricultural property was converted into a botanical garden, exactly a sort of educational farm where you can study the peculiarities of lavender and learn to distinguish its species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, in addition to the native flower that grows freely on the Pollino and which is called Loricanda, more than 50 are grown. Each has different characteristics from the others and is uniquely distinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-000000-rgb6288225-2\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:48px;min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-335\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pd.w.org\/2021\/12\/75561b91dac277de8.51291940.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:160px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><sub><sup>SMAF LTD<\/sup><\/sub><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Explore our products, coming from CALABRIA. Order the food and beverage products that allow you to explore the Mediterranean diet of a remarkable region. Surrounded by two seas and adorned with pine forests, mysterious villages, natural habitats, and rich biodiversity. Discover handcrafted delicacies that embody the soul of the land: sun-ripened fruits, premium olive oils, bold wines, artisanal cheeses, and traditional cured meats, all crafted with passion and authenticity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:236px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1fb9aab6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\" style=\"font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/eng\/contatti.php\" style=\"border-radius:100px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px\">contact us, your supplier<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These 50 types are called simply Lavender (also called &#8220;lavelli&#8221;), while True Lavender (cultivated) show up a rainbow of colors, ranging from white to all shades of purple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OTOH, on the Polluino plateau, near the lavander crops there are also random types of medicinal herbs such as thyme, roseate, peppermint, lemon and chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/12225556-Lavender-harvest-Lavandula-lavender-to-dry-in-bloom-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/12225556-Lavender-harvest-Lavandula-lavender-to-dry-in-bloom-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/12225556-Lavender-harvest-Lavandula-lavender-to-dry-in-bloom-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/12225556-Lavender-harvest-Lavandula-lavender-to-dry-in-bloom-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/12225556-Lavender-harvest-Lavandula-lavender-to-dry-in-bloom-640x429.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/12225556-Lavender-harvest-Lavandula-lavender-to-dry-in-bloom.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lavender harvest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Lavender Park offers visitors the opportunity to witness the distillation and separation of oil from lavender water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is also sometimes used as a soothing agent. The oil obtained from lavender angustifolia is the true essential oil with antifungal properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, it is possible to buy lavender-based cosmetic products: natural soaps with drops of oil or with flowers for a scrub effect, scented candles, shelled for the fragrance of cabinets and environments, and herbal teas\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another breathtaking place in Calabria you cannot miss out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda-blog-anteprima-il-germoglio-garden-center-salzano-venezia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda-blog-anteprima-il-germoglio-garden-center-salzano-venezia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda-blog-anteprima-il-germoglio-garden-center-salzano-venezia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda-blog-anteprima-il-germoglio-garden-center-salzano-venezia-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smaf-ltd.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lavanda-blog-anteprima-il-germoglio-garden-center-salzano-venezia-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lavender flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23.02.2022 When one thinks of lavender, one automatically thinks of Provence and its infinite expanses of purple flowers. The plays of light the flowers make with the sun, especially at sunset or sunrise, are one of the most sought after natural beauties by visitors. 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