Category: Uncategorized
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Matera
The town is known worldwide for its “Sassi”, recognized in 1993 by UNESCO as World Heritage. They are original and ancient clusters of houses carved into the limestone, near a deep gorge, the Gravina. The Sasso Barisano, turned north-west edge of the cliff, if we take as reference the Civita, the center of the old city, is the richest. The Caveoso, looking to the south, is…
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Plataci
The inhabitants are ethnic arbëreshë, and still preserve the ancient language, customs and traditional greek-Byzantine rite. The houses and the streets are decorated with traditional Albanian frescoes. The road that leads from Cherchiara to Plataci is very beautiful.
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Roseto Capo Spulico
Tourist center, with a castle overlooking the sea. In Roseto roses were cultivated , whose petals were used to fill mattresses on which the Sybarites slept. It is currently the main tourist resort on the Ionian Cosenza area . The stony-gravelly beach has mainly free access. In Roseto Capo Spulico, the emerald clear sea offers amazing underwater scenery.Now it is…
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Civita
The village people are among the historical Albanian communities in Italy. Civita is called the Devil’s Bridge village; its landscapes are defined among the finest in Calabria. In Civita, old Albanian is still spoken fluently , because the inhabitants belong to Albanian ethnic and language minority in Italy, recognized and protected by the Italian state. The oriental…
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Sibari
Sybaris was a city of Magna Graecia on the Ionian Sea, overlooking the Gulf of Taranto. Sybaris was an ancient Greek colony known as “Achaean,” and one of the oldest Greek settlements in southern Italy. The fame of the wealth and lifestyle of the Sybarites had spread all over the old greek world. The archaeological…
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Morano Calabro
Since 2003 Morano has been recognised among the most beautiful villages in Italy by Italian Touring Club .It has been awarded with Orange Flag, for its picturesque location and the preciousness of art works preserved. Recently, its name was included in the prestigious list of European destinations of the European Commission EDEN Project . Today is…
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San Lorenzo Bellizzi
From San Lorenzo Bellizzi you can reach Raganello canyon. The Raganello river offers the opportunity to make great hiking along the wilderness at the bottom of his great canyon. In its 32 km length, Raganello runs for 13 Km in the canyon, between “timpa of San Lorenzo” in the north and “timpa of Demanio” in…
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Cave of the Nymphs
Of great importance are the sources of the Cave of the Nymphs, whose sulphurous waters feed the eponymous spa. In striking cave, whose limestone walls are opened, in some points towards the sky, there is a pool of warm water (30 ° C), already known to the ancient Sybarites. Here you can benefit of the…
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Pollino National Park
The Pollino National Park, shared by the provinces of Potenza, Matera and Cosenza, with its 192 565 hectares, of which 88 650 in the side of Basilicata and 103 915 in that of Calabria, is the largest natural park in Italy. It takes its name from the Pollino Massif. The highest village of the park…
