Since November 2015, with the inclusion in the global list of geoparks by UNESCO, the Pollino Park is considered a World Heritage Site.

[4] Towns with interesting sights include Rotonda, Castrovillari, Morano Calabro (convent of Colloreto), Laino Borgo, Laino Castello, Mormanno, Scalea, Papasidero, Civita, Cerchiara (church of Madonna delle Armi).

In the Valle del Mercure have been discovered remains of pre-historic species such as Elephas antiquus and Hippopotamus major.

Rivers and streams include the Lao, Sinni, Coscile, Garga, and Raganello.

Wildlife include golden eagle, Italian wolf, roe deer, wild boar, red fox, European otter, Calabrian black squirrel, forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula), black woodpecker, chough, peregrine falcon, red kite, lanner falcon, Egyptian vulture and red deer (were introduced in the 2000s).