Castello San Fili
Stignano
(143 Km)
The castle is located in the Municipality of Stignano, it was built in the eighteenth century by a local family. In the following centuries the castle was abandoned. It has a triangular structure consisting of three towers. Currently, the building is a country residence that still preserves the structure of a fortress.
La Cattolica
Stilo
(23 Km)
The Catholic is a real jewel of Byzantine art and architecture, a temple among the best preserved; set in the living rock in one of the most beautiful and panoramic points of Stilo.
Centocamere Locri Epizephiri
Locri
(145 Km)
Centocamere is part of the archaeological site of Locri Epizefiri that goes on the coast. Built in the 7th century BC, it consists of a small temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. The structure consists of several rooms including a porch and a central courtyard.
Tempio Marasà di ''Locri Epizephiri''
Locri
(9 Km)
The Marasà Temple was built in 470 BC on the orders of Lero of Syracuse. It was the largest Doric Temple in Magna Grecia, consisting of 17 side columns and 6 frontal columns. Unfortunately, during the 19th century, the Temple was destroyed and today we can see only a few remains.
Castello Normanno
Caulonia
(11 Km)
The Norman castle of Caulonia was inhabited for long years by the Carafa family, princes of Roccella in the 15th century. Following their transfer, the ancient bulwark became the seat of the Castellans until the earthquake of 1783 almost completely destroyed it. Today, only the ruins remain of the castle with the city walls and the city gates.
Torre dei Cavallari
Caulonia
(11 Km)
The Torre dei Cavallari, commonly called Torre Camillari, is one of the 72 towers built by Fabrizio Pignatelli, along the Calabrian coast, to cope with the continuous Saracen raids. At the foot of the sixteenth-century tower, a Greek settlement was recently found, dating from the ceramic finds, to the fifth century BC.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
Caulonia
(11 Km)
In the lower part of Piazza Umberto I stands the Matrix Church of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in the Middle Ages and rebuilt during the Renaissance period. The basilical-type plant with three naves has marble elements from the 18th century. Behind the high altar, there is the funerary monument in white marble erected by Vincenzo Carafa in memory of his father Giacomo. The mausoleum, carved in low relief and rich in ornaments, has been declared a national monument.
Chiesa di San Zaccaria
Caulonia
(11 Km)
The church of San Zaccaria is the oldest among the churches of Caulonia. Today, only the apse remains of the church with a fresco depicting a “Deesis” or a Byzantine icon in which the blessing Christ is depicted between Our Lady and Saint John.
Centro storico
Caulonia
(11 Km)
The historic center of Caulonia is absolutely worth a visit as it stands on a rocky spur about 300 meters above sea level and buildings as ancient as modern can be seen. The most characteristic elements are the four medieval doors of the city walls, numerous churches and elegant mansions.
Porta Allaro
Caulonia
(11 Km)
Porta Allaro, one of the four doors that make up the old city walls of Caulonia, is the smallest and is built of stone and brick. The same is facing the coast on the route of the River Allaro and its mouth.
Museo Laboratorio "Santa Barbara"
Mammola
(11 Km)
Oggetti di Civiltà Contadina
Nardodipace
(19 Km)
Homemade objects are kept in the museum of peasant civilization, including copper pots, water jugs, coffee grinding tools and charcoal irons. The exhibition was arranged in chronological order, starting from 1850 until reaching 1950. In addition, photographs of 1890 with several very rare identity cards are displayed inside it, to mention the first identity card issued in 1902, when Nardodipace became Municipality.
Castello Feudale
Ardore
(19 Km)
The Castle was built around the 17th century, at the behest of the Barons of Ardore. The building was also used for defensive reasons, as well as all other functions. The interior was full of frescoes and a typical decor of the period. Unlike previous periods, some paintings and furnishings are missing today.
Pinacoteca Comunale Francesco Cozza
Stilo
(23 Km)