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Things to do in Vibo Valentia Marina Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Vibo Valentia Marina Italy. If you’are planning to visit Vibo Valentia Marina 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 Vibo Valentia Marina 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 Vibo Valentia Marina and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Vibo Valentia Marina

Vibo Valentia (4 Km)

Mura Hipponion

The remains of the former Wall of Hipponion have been exposed at the beginning of XX century. Today we see only 350 meters away, but the originally it should have been more than seven kilometers. The oldest part dates back to the VI century BC

Vibo Valentia (5 Km)

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore e San Leoluca

On the ruins an ancient basilica of the IX, the construction began in the seventeenth century. It has a Latin cross, and the interior is decorated with the neoclassical murals. The cathedral was dedicated to Santa Maria Maggiore and San Leoluca

Vibo Valentia (5 Km)

Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli

The shrine was built between 1621-1666, and from the nineteenth century it belongs to the Order of the Capuchins. Every Friday in March, the faithful come to church to pray before the wooden cross of the Angels.

Vibo Valentia (5 Km)

Museo di Arte Sacra

The Museum of Sacred Art, also known as' Valentianum ', is located inside the church of Sant'Antonio Abate, which dates back to 1455. The Museum was established in 1988, to collect and preserve the ecclesiastical heritage. In the rooms of the museum we can admire works from all over the Vibonese territory. The collection offers an excellent opportunity to learn more about the ecclesiastical heritage of the area.

Vibo Valentia (5 Km)

Castello di Bivona Diroccato

The castle was built in the fifteenth century as fortification of the port, by order of Mariano D'Alagna. It has a rectangular plan, in the four corners you see the towers. They recently started the restoration

Vibo Valentia (5 Km)

Museo Archeologico Statale "V. Capialbi"

The State Archaeological Museum “V. Capialbi” displays, in chronological order, the finds excavated in the necropolis of Vibo Valentia. There are votive objects from the sanctuary of Scrimbia and a plate of gold engraved for worship. There are also amphorae, vases and architectural fragments.

Vibo Valentia (5 Km)

Castello Normanno-Svevo

The exact origin of the building is not known, but we know it was extended in the thirteenth century. In the fifteenth century it was fortified by the Aragonese, lost its military function and was transformed into a residential building. It now house

Briatico (6 Km)

Area Archeologica di Punta Safò

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Briatico (11 Km)

Torre Sant' Irene

The Tower Sant Irene is one of the 5 towers belonging to the defensive system of Briatico. It was erected by the Spanish Vice Royal government to lookout against the Barbarian raids to defend the city.

Zambrone (14 Km)

Spiaggia Libera

Parghelia (18 Km)

spiaggia di Michelino

Tropea (20 Km)

Duomo di Tropea

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Museums

Museo della Civiltà Contadina

Walls, towers and gates

Torre della Rocchetta

The Torre della Rocchetta is one of the 5 towers belonging to the defensive system of Briatico against the raids of the Turks. The high coastal lookout tower with a pentagonal plan, was originally built by the Greeks, then it was rebuilt by the Romans, and finally it was remodeled in medieval times.

Museums

Antiquarium Civico

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