Nature
Sila plateau
Cosenza · 1270 m
Lakes, larch pines and quiet: Calabria’s mountains an hour from the sea.
Places
Where to go, and how long it takes
Beaches, villages, castles and canyons, with the drive from wherever you start: an airport, a town or where you are now.
Beach
Village
Village
Village
Frascineto
Cosenza · 486 m
An Arbëreshë village at the foot of the Pollino, with a costume museum, an icon museum and the Easter Vallje.
Village
Lungro
Cosenza · 600 m
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.
Abandoned places
Ruins of Cirella
Cosenza · 170 m
The ruins of a village on a headland, facing the island of Cirella.
Village
San Demetrio Corone
Cosenza · 521 m
Home of the College of Sant’Adriano, the school that shaped Arbëreshë culture for two centuries.
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Off the postcards
Abandoned and little-known places
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