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Pizzo Calabro - where
Pizzo Calabro is one of the most renowned town
of the Vibo Valentia province, a wonderful
village on the coast, on a promontory in the
center of St. Eufemia Gulf.
Pizzo Calabro is a
well known seaside resort and, at the same time,
a remarkable fishing center. Today it is a
famous touristic resort, which is famous for its
splendid coast and its mild climate. Pizzo has
also got many commercial activities with a
touristic trend.
If you want to reach it by car from the North
of Italy you have to take the A1 Milano-Napoli
motorway, then drive on along the A3
Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway, as far as the
junction to Pizzo.
If you prefer to travel by train, there are
two stations that allow you to arrive in Pizzo:
Lamezia Terme Station and Vibo Valentia-Pizzo
Station.
The nearest airport is Lamezia Terme, which
is about 10 km from the center.
Pizzo Calabro - history
According to the tradition, Pizzo Calabro was born on
the ruins of Napitia, a colony that had been founded by
some Focesi. It was destroyed in the fourth century A.D.
by a Saracen attack, but the survived inhabitants built
it again at the beginning of the tenth century.
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In
1363 the development of the village began thanks to some
Basilian monks who built a monastery in this zone, while
a group of coral pickers from Amalfi built The Graces
Church too, which later became the Carmelitan Church.
In this way, the active commercial center Pizzo began
to develop and its beauty is still evident today.
Among its artisan activities we want to point out a
shipyard for the building of boats and barges with
ancient tecniques and ceramics, which is another still
flourishing activity.
Pizzo is also a thriving seaside center, where the
tunny-fish preservation industry has developed quite
well. Then this village is particularly celebrated for
the production of the rare “Zibibbo” grapes.
Pizzo Calabro - art
The village center offers some picturesque medieval
perspectives, together with some exclusive villas
belonging to different periods of time.
We absolutely
advice you to visit Piedigrotta Church, which is dug
into tufa and San Giorgio Martire Church.
This one is a Baroque church that preserves some
valuable sculptural works inside.
Moreover, we advice you to visit Pizzo Castle, that
was commissioned by Ferdinand I of Aragon in 1400 and
that became famous because Gioacchino Murat was
imprisoned here.
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Today this castle has been declared a national
monument.
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