CultureUpper Tyrrhenian Cosentino · Riviera dei Cedri
Abatemarco and the Castle of San Michele
The medieval settlement destroyed by a flood in the 17th century, with the ruins of the castle and the Norman aqueduct: Santa Maria del Cedro was born from here.
Before Santa Maria del Cedro there was Abatemarco, an early medieval village that grew along the river bearing its name. In the 17th century a flood of the Abatemarco destroyed it: the inhabitants moved down the valley and founded, around a farmstead, the town that would be called Cipollina and later Santa Maria del Cedro.
Of the abandoned village remain the ruins of the Castle of San Michele, the municipality’s only military building, and a Norman aqueduct; the traces of the medieval settlement join the Greek remains of Laos and the Torre Sant’Andrea, the coastal tower that was part of the Riviera dei Cedri’s chain of lookouts. Together they tell of almost every age of this plain between the Lao and the Abatemarco.
Frequently asked questions
- The ruins of the Castle of San Michele and a Norman aqueduct, along with traces of the early medieval settlement destroyed by a flood in the 17th century.
What remains of Abatemarco?
More places in Santa Maria del Cedro
-
Culture Archaeological area of Laos
The remains of the Magna Graecia city founded by refugees from Sybaris, on the hill above Marcellina: “as large as Pompeii” according to Strabo.
-
Culture Citron Museum and Carcere dell’Impresa
The museum devoted to the Riviera’s citron, in the Sollazzo family’s 16th-century workshop: the citrus of candied fruit and of the Sukkot etrog.
Itineraries through here
-
4 daysGrand tourGrand Tour of the Riviera dei Cedri
Four days from north to south along the Upper Tyrrhenian Cosentino coast: islands, Norman towns, murals and sanctuaries.
11 stops8 townsMay–OctoberSee the stops - 2 daysGrand tour
Flavours of the Riviera
Two days among citron, chilli pepper and harbour: the typical products of the Upper Tyrrhenian Cosentino coast.
4 stops3 townsAll year roundSee the stops -
3 daysGrand tourFlavours and traditions
Three days among citron, old towns and harbour: a journey through the flavours of the Upper Tyrrhenian Cosentino coast.
6 stops4 townsAll year roundSee the stops