Nature
Arcomagno
A rock arch enclosing a small beach, the signature site of San Nicola Arcella.
Riviera dei Cedri · Calabria
Places
Beaches, walkable old towns, churches and viewpoints: what to see on the Riviera dei Cedri.
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Archaeological area of Laos
The remains of the ancient Greek city of Laos, on the Palecastro hill at Marcellina.
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Castle of Belvedere Marittimo
The fortress dominating the medieval village of Belvedere Marittimo.
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Culture Norman Castle
The castle ruins overlooking the old town of Scalea, offering a view over the coast and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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Castle of Sangineto
The Angevin castle of Sangineto, built by the Sanseverino of Bisignano.
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Old town of Fuscaldo
The village of Fuscaldo, famous for its stonemasons’ portals.
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Occitan old town and Porta del Sangue
The village of Guardia Piemontese, heart of the only Occitan language island in southern Italy.
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Old town Old town of Scalea
The medieval core of Scalea, set on the promontory, with alleys, stairways, churches and palaces that tell the town's Norman and Angevin history.
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Old town of Tortora
Tortora’s hilltop core, among alleys and palaces adorned with fine stone portals.
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Church of the Santissimo Crocifisso
A church in Belvedere Marittimo housing a monumental wooden crucifix of 1711.
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Church of Santa Maria d'Episcopio (Madonna del Carmine)
The main church of Scalea's old town, dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine, patron of the city; its origins date back to the 8th century.
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Church of San Benedetto Abate
The mother church of Cetraro, dating to 1104.
- Beach
Cittadella del Capo
The renowned seaside resort of Bonifati, on the Cosentino Tyrrhenian.
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Grotta del Romito
One of Italy’s most important Palaeolithic sites, with its famous aurochs engraving.
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Island of Cirella
A small island off Diamante, one of the few in Calabria.
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Island of Dino
The island off Praia a Mare, known for its sea caves.
- Viewpoint
Monte Ciagola
The 1,463-metre peak overlooking Aieta, in the Pollino National Park.
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The murals of Diamante
The wall paintings that made Diamante the “town of murals”.
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Citron Museum
A museum dedicated to the citron, housed in the Carcere dell’Impresa.
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Museum of Blanda
The museum holding finds from the ancient Italic city of Blanda, in Tortora.
- Viewpoint
Marina of Cetraro
The marina of Cetraro, opened in 2009.
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Sanctuary of the Madonna di Costantinopoli
A 17th–18th-century sanctuary in Papasidero, in the Pollino National Park.
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Sanctuary of the Madonna della Grotta
The rock sanctuary of Praia a Mare, with a wooden statue of the Madonna.
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Sanctuary of Saint Francis of Paola
The sanctuary dedicated to the patron of Calabria, a religious-tourism destination.
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Terme Luigiane
The thermal park of Acquappesa, with sulphurous waters known since antiquity.
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Crawford Tower
An old Saracen watchtower on the promontory of San Nicola Arcella.
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Torre di Fiuzzi
A coastal tower on a rocky spur at Praia a Mare, of Angevin origin.
- Viewpoint
Torre Talao
An islet and 16th-century tower on the Scalea coast, a historic natural landing; its caves preserve traces of the Palaeolithic.
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