This church and sanctuary are set in a peaceful spot set above the town of Paola on the Tyrrhenian coast. Away from the hustle and bustle, you can enjoy the waterfall and the surroundings.
The ancient Greeks did build a defensive structure in the castle’s location, yet the fortress we see today was likely built by the Aragonese around an existing Angevin fortress.
Pentedattilo, Calabria’s ‘ghost town’, was severely damaged by the earthquake in 1783 which affected many structures in the region, causing its residents to abandon the town completely.
The main attraction of Serra San Bruno is ‘La Certosa’, the Carthusian monastery which has been on this site since Saint Bruno of Cologne built the charterhouse in 1095.
Roghudi Vecchio is a hilltop town without the chattering of locals and drifting cooking smells. It lies completely abandoned, with the remnants of crumbling houses and rotting furniture still left behind.
This castle, Castello Sant'Aniceto, is set upon a hilltop and dates from the Byzantine era. On a clear day you can see over the sea and the peak of Mount Etna volcano, rising above the Strait of Messina.
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