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Catanzaro Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
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Top Places to visit in Catanzaro:
Parco della Biodiversita Mediterranea, Parco Nazionale della Sila Centro Visitatori di Monaco A. Garcea, Museo e Parco Archeologico Nazionale di Scolacium, Spiaggia Di Caminia, Spiaggia Cupido di Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio, Statua del Cavatore, Riserva Naturale Regionale delle Valli Cupe, Cascata Campanaro, Ponte Bisantis, Lungomare Di Soverato, Castello Normanno di Squillace, La pieta del Gagini, Teatro Politeama, Museo Storico Militare Brigata Catanzaro, Lido di Pietragrande
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Italy's Best Kept Secrets
Italy's best kept secrets
The Moment one plans to visit Italy, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the canals of Venice shall be on top of their must-see list.
But We Now take you around some of the lesser known attractions in the Italian peninsula.
Number 1 - San Gimignano
This walled medieval hill town in Tuscany is known as “the Town of Fine Towers”, and is famed for its medieval architecture. Over a dozen towers, coupled with its hilltop location, gives San Gimignano an enchanting skyline. A favorite of writers, a fictionalized version of the town features in EM Forster’s “Where Angels Fear to Tread” as well John Grisham’s “The Broker”. The Sant'Agostino Church houses some artwork from the Renaissance era for art connoisseurs.
Number 2 - Civita di Bagnoregio
A town in the province of Viterbo, about 120 Kilometers north of Rome. Civita di Bagnoregio, founded 2500 years ago by the Etruscans, is home to only ten people and has no post office, supermarket or hospital. Located atop a plateau overlooking the Tiber valley, this beautiful town has stood tall despite witnessing countless wars.
Number 3 - Salina
This island, which is home to six volcanoes, features on the World Heritage List primarily because of its value to vulcanology. The island has abundant vegetation with ferns, poplars, and chestnut trees of various kinds. It takes quite a while to reach Salina from mainland Italy, which is why it is less popular with tourists than many of Italy's other attractions.
Number 4 - Santo Stefano di Sessanio
A small town in Abruzzo, located in Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. Many properties in the region have been restored due to the efforts of Swedish-Italian entrepreneur Daniele Kihlgren in the early 2000s: his commitment to preserving the town's ancient architecture has made it a hugely popular destination for Italian tourists.
Number 5 - Castel del Monte
Located in the heart of the Gran Sasso mountain range, the town is set in a steep hillside near the high plain of Campo Imperatore. “La Notte delle Streghe” or “The Night of the Witches” is one of the major tourist attractions of the town, whose population was just above 450 in December 2013.
Number 6 - Bolzano
The capital of Italy’s northernmost region of South Tyrol, it was part of Germany until World War I. The discovery of Otzi – the well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE – was made in this region. Bolzano is a perfect mixture of Northern European and Mediterranean influences
Number 7 - Calabria
It is located at the toe of the Italian peninsula in Southern Italy. Calabria is bordered to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and to the east by the Ionian Sea. Interestingly, in ancient times the region of Calabria was known as Italy before the name was extended to the entire peninsula. Scilla, Tropea, Capo Vaticano, Gerace, and Squillace are some of the best-known coastal attractions of Calabria.
Number 8 - Selinunte
The abandoned city of Selinunte contains five temples centered on an acropolis, including the historic Temple of Hera. Located on the south-western coast of Sicily, it is considered one of the most impressive ancient sites in the Mediterranean.
Number 9 - Marettimo
One of the Aegadian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily, Marettimo is a haven for scuba divers. Home to 300 people in winter, the number of residents more than doubles in the summer on an island that is also a breeding ground for some very rare species of plants.
Number 10 - Porto Venere
Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, along with five nearby villages that make up the Cinque Terre, Porto Venere is located in the province of La Spezia. The Gothic Church of St. Peter, Doria Castle, and the Romanesque church of St. Lawrence are some of the must visits for travelers to the town.
Places to see in ( Catanzaro - Italy )
Places to see in ( Catanzaro - Italy )
Catanzaro, also known as the city of the two seas, is an Italian city of 91,000 inhabitants and the capital of the Calabria region and of its province. The archbishop's seat was the capital of the province of Calabria Ultra for over 200 years. It houses the University Magna Græcia, the second largest University of Calabria.
Catanzaro is an urban centre, with much activity, including some coastal towns, such as Sellia Marina and Soverato, and the municipalities of Silas, with a total of 156,196 inhabitants. Catanzaro is being consolidated to form a greater metropolitan area, by the Region of Calabria, and in connection with the town of Lamezia Terme, comprising 10 municipalities. This will lead to the creation of an integrated area involving over 200,000 inhabitants. During the summer months, the Ionian coast from Catanzaro to Soverato is an important tourist attraction, especially for the youth, and is in the presence of several important structures located in the coastal districts of the city and the towns of Copanello and Soverato.
Catanzaro is also known as city of the three V's, referring to the three distinct features of the city, namely Saint Vitalian, the patron saint; velvet, because the city has been an important silk center since Byzantine times; and wind (vento in Italian), because of the strong breezes from the Ionian Sea and La Sila. VVV was the symbol by which Catanzaro's silk industry was known, identified for both its domestic and foreign markets, and iconic for the finest fabrication of silks, velvets, damasks, and brocades from the city.
Catanzaro overlooks the Gulf of Squillace, in the Ionian Sea. The district of Catanzaro stretches from the sea to an elevation of 600 metres (2,000 ft). The historic center is approximately 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. The town dates back to the valley of Fiumarella (formerly known as River Zaro). The Bishopric, St. Tryphon (or San Rocco) and St. John (or castle) marks the city's historical center and is connected to the North Sila. Due to its particular geography, the municipality gets wet from the sea, and is still subjected to a snowy winter. Catanzaro's rivers include the main stream of the Fiumarella (in local dialect Hjiumareddha), which joins with the river Musofalo, and the torrent Corach (formerly called Crotalo).
Alot to see in Catanzaro such as :
Catanzaro Bridge, a well-known, one-arch bridge (Viaduct Morandi-Bisantis)- one of the tallest in Europe.
Duomo (Cathedral). Built over a Norman cathedral built in 1121, in the 16th century it received a Renaissance façade which was however destroyed in 1638. The church was almost entirely destroyed by the bombings of 1943, and was later rebuilt.
Basilica dell'Immacolata.
Church of the Santissimo Rosario (15th or 16th century), with a Renaissance façade and a single nave interior
Church of Sant'Omobono (11th or 12th century).
Byzantine small church of Sant'Omobono (11th century).
Chiesa dell'Osservanza, or Santa Teresa. In the interior is the 16th century Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre and a statue of Madonna delle Grazie by Antonello Gagini.
Remains of the Norman Castle.
Porta di S. Agostino and Porta di Stratò, two gates of which are the last remains of the medieval walls, demolished in 1805.
Palazzo de' Nobili (15th century), now Town Hall.
Piazza Grimaldi, a town square named in honor of the House of Grimaldi, who had branches that traded heavily within Catanzaro.
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Soverato e le sue spiagge. Golfo di Squillace. Mare d'inverno
Soverato, in provincia di Catanzaro, è una delle mete più ambite del sud Italia grazie alle sue spiagge e al suo mare. D'inverno le spiagge sono libere dagli ombrelloni che d'estate formano una lunga presenza di lidi attrezzati.
Il lungomare è da qualche anno rinnovato in un percorso lungo tutta la spiaggia che permette di fare lunghe passeggiate a piedi o in bicicletta in un ambiente decorato da piante e palme, mentre i parcheggi per le macchine sono a pagamento.
Anche il divertimento si concentra nella zona marina. I numerosi lidi che costeggiano il lungomare, infatti, di sera offrono una vasta gamma di divertimenti per tutte le età: dalle discoteche in spiaggia e sulle piste da ballo a serate di animazione per i più piccoli.
Anche d'inverno, Soverato offre uno spettacolo unico con il suo mare colore blu intenso o le barche dei pescatori che sono a secco sulla spiaggia.
Ti offro alcune immagini di una giornata di Sabato mattina quando fare una passeggiata a Soverato diventa un'esperienza di libertà che ricarica le pile per tutta la settimana.
PLATANIA CZ, dal DRONE: BELLEZZE di CALABRIA
SACILO e VOLI DRONATICI, si spostano in collina per sorvolare delicatamente, lo splendido agglomerato urbano di PLATANIA.
Luogo incontaminato, che gode di uno splendido panorama che si affaccia sulla Piana di Sant'Eufemia ed il Golfo di Lamezia.
Distante davvero pochi minuti da Lamezia Terme, a due passi dal Monte Reventino e dal Passo Acquavona, Platania si presta alla vita ed ai ritmi tranquilli ben lontani da quelli delle metropoli urbane.
Qui di seguito, la descrizione tratta da Wikipedia.
Platania (Petranìa in dialetto calabrese) è un comune italiano di 2.172 abitanti della provincia di Catanzaro in Calabria.
Territorio
Platania sorge sull'estremo lembo di uno dei contrafforti del monte Reventino del massiccio silano, che, aprendosi a ventaglio, degradano dolcemente verso la pianura lametina ed il golfo di Sant'Eufemia. Il borgo della provincia catanzarese, affacciato sulla piana di Lamezia Terme, si è sviluppato sulle pendici meridionali del monte Reventino a 750 metri di altezza s.l.m. Il suo territorio (26 km²) confina con i comuni di Decollatura, Conflenti, Lamezia Terme, Serrastretta. Dista 50 km da Catanzaro.
Orografia
Monte Reventino m 1.417; Monte Faggio m 1.316; Monte Castelluzzo m 1.201.
Idrografia
Torrente Piazza (Granci); Torrente Occhiolungo; Torrente Canne.
Tradizioni e folklore
Novena di San Michele Arcangelo – dal 19 al 28 settembre Oltre alle abituali veglie di preghiera che si protraggono dal 19 al 28 settembre all'interno della chiesa madre, parallelamente si svolgono altre veglie nei diversi nuclei abitati, che si trovano nel territorio comunale, allorché la statua del Santo è portata in processione. La sera del 27 il simulacro rientra in paese accompagnato da una fiaccolata che anima il corso principale. Novena di Natale - dal 16 al 25 dicembre Lungo le vie del paese, alle prime luci dell'alba, è consuetudine suonare melodie natalizie per annunciare l'imminente nascita di Gesù Bambino. La Focara - 24 dicembre La notte della vigilia di Natale si accende un falò (focara) davanti la chiesa madre per aspettare la nascita del Redentore. La Strina - dal 24 dicembre al 6 gennaio È un tradizionale motivo musicale che, di casa in casa, viene cantato da gruppetti di amici durante le ore della notte. Le famiglie offrono agli inattesi ospiti ogni tipo di leccornia.
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Palermo - Italy
See the best accommodation Palermo is a city in Insular Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the northwest of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Ziz ('flower'). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage, before becoming part of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and eventually part of the Byzantine Empire, for over a thousand years. The Greeks named the city Panormus meaning 'complete port'. From 831 to 1072 it was under Arab rule during the Emirate of Sicily when it first became a capital. The Arabs corrupted the Greek name into Balarm, the root for its present-day name. Following the Norman reconquest, Palermo became capital of a new kingdom (from 1130 to 1816), the Kingdom of Sicily. Eventually it would be united with the Kingdom of Naples to form the Two Sicilies until the Italian unification of 1860.
The population of Palermo urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 855,285, while its metropolitan area is the fifth most populated in Italy with around 1.2 million people. In the central area, the city has a population of around 650,000 people. The inhabitants are known as Palermitans or, poetically, panormiti. The languages spoken by its inhabitants are the Italian language and the Sicilian language, in its Palermitan variation.
Palermo is Sicily's cultural, economic and touristic capital. It is a city rich in history, culture, art, music and food. Numerous tourists are attracted to the city for its good Mediterranean weather, its renowned gastronomy and restaurants, its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque churches, palaces and buildings, and its nightlife and music. Palermo is the main Sicilian industrial and commercial center: the main industrial sectors include tourism, services, commerce and agriculture. Palermo currently has an international airport, and a significant underground economy.[citation needed] In fact, for cultural, artistic and economic reasons, Palermo was one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean and is now among the top tourist destinations in both Italy and Europe. The city is also going through careful redevelopment, preparing to become one of the major cities of the Euro-Mediterranean area.
Roman Catholicism is highly important in Palermitan culture. The patron saint of the city is Saint Rosalia. Her feast day on July 15 is perhaps the biggest social event in the city. The area attracts significant numbers of tourists each year and is widely known for its colourful fruit, vegetable and fish market at the heart of Palermo, known as the Vucciria.
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