Archive for March, 2008

Gioia Tauro

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Gioia Tauro is a growing village by the sea in the province of Reggio Calabria. Gioia Tauro is located between Naples and Palermo, the next closest town is Palmi which is 7 Km due south. Palmi was “discovered” at the turn of the century by the English aristocracy and today is considered the “jewel” of [...]

Cosenza

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Cosenza (population 104,000), a provincial capital in Calabria, stands at the confluence of two rivers.  The old town, overshadowed by its castle, descends to the River Crati, whereas the growing modern city lies to the north, beyond the Busento, on level ground.  The historic city centre is crossed by the winding Corso Telesio.
“To call the [...]

Catanzaro

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Catanzaro is the capital of the Province of Catanzaro and also of the region Calabria since 1970 (before then the region capital was Reggio Calabria ).
This town rises on a rock and is split into two parts by the steep Fiumarella valley, the two sections being connected by a huge concrete steel bridge (the Viadotto [...]

Amantea

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Amantea ranks high on a list of Calabria’s prettiest towns. It is also one of the region’s most historically fascinating and most unique. However, long before the Romans and even the Greeks, Amantea has served as an important ground, as far as human history is concerned.  Dozens of Bronze and Iron age art i facts [...]

Mataponto

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Metaponto was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonizers, - Pythagoras was born here. Later it was part of Carthago and later a roman city. From all periods yuo can find some remains in the Parco Archeologico and the Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Melfi

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Located in the north of Basilicate, Melvi is a medieval town set at the foot of Mount Vulture. It was a Longobard city in the early middle ages and later became the first Norman town in Italy .

Matera

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Matera is the city of the “Sassi”, the charming ancient districts, which are an example of a unique and complex urban structure and has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Matera is also host to over 100 rock churches, a testimony of the Greek-Byzantine Monastic civilizations which held a significant influence.
It is the city [...]

Maratea

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Maratea is the best Basilicata has to offer to travellers. There is an old historic centre, where you can wander trhough narrow streets and visit some splendid centruy-old churches, and there is a marina and some nice peaches.
The Old Town built on the slopes of Monte San Biagio. The buildings date to the [...]

L’Aquila

Monday, March 10th, 2008

L’Aquila is the capital of the province of the same name in the region of Abruzzo in Italy and is located in the northern part of the province. It is a small, pleasant city that is surrounded by high mountains. The city was established by the German Emperor Frederick II in 1242. According to legend, [...]