CultureUpper Tyrrhenian Cosentino · Riviera dei Cedri
Church of the Immacolata and its twelve-column bell tower
The Archconfraternity’s church (1633) remade by Nicolò Ricciullo, with its 35-metre bell tower of twelve tuff columns carved by Fuscaldo’s stonemasons and Pascaletti’s Immaculate of 1748.
The Church of the Immacolata, on via Chiesa Matrice, is where the art of Fuscaldo’s stonemasons can be seen all at once. Its bell tower, about 35 metres high, is marked by twelve fluted tuff columns with Corinthian capitals, three at each corner, and was built by the town’s craftsmen after the body of the church. The single-nave building was probably raised by the Archconfraternity of the Immacolata in 1633 and in the early 18th century underwent a radical remodelling by the architect Nicolò Ricciullo of Rogliano.
The interior is Baroque, decorated in stucco, and holds a cycle of Marian canvases by Giacomo Cestaro; on the high altar stands the Immaculate painted in 1748 by Giuseppe Pascaletti of Fiumefreddo, the same painter of the canvas of Our Lady of Suffrage in the nearby church of San Giuseppe. From the churchyard, the village drops towards the Marina and the Tyrrhenian.
Frequently asked questions
- About 35 metres: it is marked by twelve fluted tuff columns with Corinthian capitals, three at each corner, the work of Fuscaldo’s stonemasons.
- Giuseppe Pascaletti of Fiumefreddo, in 1748; the Marian canvases along the nave are by Giacomo Cestaro.
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More places in Fuscaldo
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Old town Old town of Fuscaldo
The village 350 metres up between the Maddalena and the Mercaudo: the stonemasons’ stone portals, the mother church of 1166, San Giuseppe, San Giovanni Nuovo and the memory of the Spinelli marquises’ castle.
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Scarcelli, Cariglio, Pesco and Marina di Fuscaldo
Fuscaldo’s hamlets and their churches: Santa Maria della Stella at Scarcelli, San Michele at Cariglio, the Madonna del Soccorso at Pesco with the feast of 5 August and the Rosario at the Marina with Bertè’s Last Supper.
Itineraries through here
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3 daysTowns & historyTowns & history
Three days among old towns, castles and the only Occitan language island in southern Italy.
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2 daysWellness & spaWellness & spa
Two days among thermal waters, marina and towns of the Middle Tyrrhenian Cosentino area.
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3 daysSea & beachesThree days by the sea
Three days along the Tyrrhenian coast: islands, rock arches and beaches from north to south.
6 stops5 townsJune–SeptemberSee the stops -
4 daysTowns & historyFour days among old towns
Four days among castles, Norman towns, sacred art and the Occitan language island.
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3 daysGrand tourFlavours and traditions
Three days among citron, old towns and harbour: a journey through the flavours of the Upper Tyrrhenian Cosentino coast.
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