Places Village Cosenza
Lungro
The religious heart of Italy’s Arbëreshë: the seat of the Eparchy, the cathedral of San Nicola di Mira and the old rock-salt mine.
Lungro is the seat of the Eparchy, the Byzantine-rite diocese created in 1919 for the Italo-Albanians of mainland Italy. The cathedral of San Nicola di Mira, rebuilt in 1721 after an earthquake destroyed the earlier church, is the most important place of the Byzantine rite in Calabria: go in slowly and look at the icons.
The village, 600 metres up, also has a long working history: rock salt was mined here for centuries, and the old mine is now a site of industrial archaeology.
Nearby are Acquaformosa and Firmo, two more Arbëreshë communities to visit on the same day.
Municipality
Lungro
Where
Inland
Altitude
600 m
Distance from the sea
30 km
Time needed
A couple of hours
How far it is, by car
Lamezia Terme
1 h 25
95 km
Reggio Calabria
3 h 15
191 km
Crotone
2 h 25
118 km
Cosenza
≈ 1 h 40
52 km
Catanzaro
≈ 2 h 35
102 km
Crotone
≈ 2 h 50
114 km
Vibo Valentia
≈ 2 h 55
119 km
Reggio Calabria
≈ 4 h 15
187 km
The ≈ sign marks an estimate worked out from the straight-line distance: mountain roads can take longer. Your position is not saved.
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January
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February
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March
A
April: recommended
M
May: recommended
J
June: recommended
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July
A
August
S
September: recommended
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October: recommended
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November
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December
Nature
Cosenza · 1270 m
Lakes, larch pines and quiet: Calabria’s mountains an hour from the sea.
Beach
Cosenza · 0 m
A rock arch and a small enclosed beach at San Nicola Arcella.
Village
Cosenza · 450 m
An Arbëreshë village above the Raganello gorge, with the Devil’s Bridge.
Village
Cosenza · 20 m
The village of murals and chilli peppers, on the Riviera dei Cedri.
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