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Things to do in Papasidero Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Papasidero Italy. If you’are planning to visit Papasidero for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Papasidero and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Papasidero and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Papasidero

Praia a Mare (10 Km)

Il Fortino

A military building erected in the sixteenth century for defensive purposes, it still stands imperiously on the hills of Praia a Mare.

Praia a Mare (11 Km)

Spiaggia di praia a mare

Praia a Mare (11 Km)

Spiaggia Isola di dino

Praia a Mare (11 Km)

Grotta del Leone

The name of this cave comes from the presence inside of a rock that looks a lot like a lion lying down.

Praia a Mare (11 Km)

Santuario di Santa Maria della Grotta

Dedicated to the patron saint of the town, nestled in a cave thousands of years due to erosion by the sea, reached by climbing a steep staircase.

Praia a Mare (11 Km)

Grotta Azzurra

Natural cave named in this way for the intense blue color of the water inside it.

Praia a Mare (12 Km)

Castello di Praia Mare

A cylindrical castle with two massive towers, built around the twelfth century in Norman architecture

Praia a Mare (12 Km)

Torre di Fiuzzi

Built on a cliff, the tower is one of the highest and most impressive of the coast.

Praia a Mare (12 Km)

Museo Comunale

It houses a series of very interesting panels that trace the path of man until Roman times, focusing in particular on the reality of Calabria and the upper Tyrrhenian Cosentino. The museum, however, in addition to historical and ancient finds, also houses a permanent collection of modern and contemporary art.

Scalea (12 Km)

Castello di Scalea Diroccato

The Norman Castle of Scalea was built on a fortress and its origins date back to the eleventh century. Particular is the view seen from the rubble: the turrets of the castle are really special. The ruins today are scattered across the heights.

Scalea (12 Km)

Torre Cimalonga

The Cimalonga Tower was erected in the '400 as part of the area's defensive system. It is a round and fortified building, which was used to oversee one of the four access points of the city. Today the tower is home to the archaeological museum, which houses numerous ancient finds that have a remarkable historical value.

Scalea (12 Km)

Torre Talao

The Talao Tower was built during 1500 and is the emblem of the city. It is a military structure, built for defensive reasons, since from its position you could control the entire coast. Its construction was commissioned by the governor of the Neapolitan Kingdom, Pedro Afan de Ribera, and is still active and open to visit.

Morano Calabro (16 Km)

Forte Campotenese

The Fort of Campotenese dates back to the nineteenth century, was erected at the behest of the Neapolitan army. Here the homonymous battle took place in 1806. Due to attacks and battles, it was completely destroyed. Today, there are no traces of the fort.

Morano Calabro (20 Km)

Centro Studi Naturalistici del Pollino "Il Nibbio"

The Pollino Naturalistic Studies Center “Il Nibbio” is located inside the Pollino National Park and offers, at the foot of the Norman Castle, a wide look at the wonderful nature collections and the most significant wildlife in the territory.

Morano Calabro (20 Km)

Castello Normanno

The Norman Castle dates back to the fourteenth century. Initially the construction was a massive rectangular fortress and six corner towers, built at the behest of Sanseverino di Bisagno. It was, due to enemy wars and invasions, almost completely destroyed around 1700. The ruins that remain are in good condition.

Morano Calabro (20 Km)

Museo di Storia dell' Agricoltura e della Pastorizia

The Museum of the History of Agriculture and Pastoralism was founded in the mid-eighties at the headquarters of the Palazzo Salmena. The first materials were collected from the historical exhibition “Peasants and Shepherds in Morano”. Among the most significant materials is a “manual frame” coming from the small town of Albanian Frascineto origin.

Cosenza (20 Km)

Parco Nazionale del Pollino

The Pollino National Park is the largest natural park in Italy. Shared by the provinces of Potenza, Matera and Cosenza, with its 192 565 hectares, of which 88 650 are on the Basilicata side and 103 915 in that of Calabria. The park takes its name from the Pollino Massif.

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AZIENDA AGRITURISTICA LE FARNIE

Altomonte (27 Km) - Contrada S. Anna

e-mail www +39981948786

"Le Farnie" is situated on the hills of Altomonte, in Calabria, between the Nathional Park of Pollino, the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas. It is an organic farm and produces extra-virgin olive oil in its own artisan olive press. Hospitality is offered in an old farmhouse built at the end of the 1800s and now entirely renovated.

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Things to do in Papasidero Italy – what to see attractions and activities