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CASTELLO SVEVO DI COSENZA
The Swabian Castle, whose original plan dating back to the X century B.C. is the work of the Saracens, was first restructured in the Norman period by Frederick II. It has a rectangular plan, with strong corner towers and, in the Angevin period it bec...
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DUOMO IN COSENZA
The Duomo of Cosenza, one of the most interesting and best preserved holy buildings of Southern Italy, was probably built around mid-XI century. Rebuilt after the disastrous 1184 earthquake, it was reconsacrated in 1222 in the presence of Emperor Fre...
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VALLONE DI ROVITO
Near San Giovanni in Fiore, on June 19, 1844, the Bandiera brothers were captured together with some of their companions. The two Venetians, Attilio and Emilio, had organised an insurrectionary expedition against the Bourbons in Calabria. They disemb...
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STAUROTHEQUE OF COSENZA
The Staurotheque is the precious reliquary cross donated by Frederick II to the city of Cosenza was reconsacrated in 1222. It is a very valuable piece by Neapolitan goldsmiths created in gold lamina on a wood base and embedded with enamels, precious ...
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CIVIC MUSEUM OF COSENZA
The Civic Museum of Cosenza, ospitato in uno degli edifici che si affacciano sulla magnifica piazza XV Marzo, situated in the building of the Library that overlooks the magnificent Piazza XV Marzo, keeps very interesting material coming from the sur...
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CHURCH OF S. FRANCESCO DI COSENZA
The Church of S.Francesco d'Assisi, beautifully set in the historic centre of Cosenza, was founded by Pietro Cathin, follower of the saint, in 1217. Built on the ruins of an older Benedictine monastery, it was restructured several times over the ages...
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CHIESA OF S. DOMENICO IN COSENZA
The Church of S.Domenico, cosentina, consecrated in 1468, has a valuable Gothic rose window and a majestic engraved wooden portal on the facade. Inside one can admire several works of art dated late XVIII century by the Cosenza born A.Granata, the be...
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PALAZZI NOBILIARI OF COSENZA
Palazzo Sersale, situated in the very heart of the historical centre of cosentino and looking onto the central Piazza XV Marzo and on Corso Telesio, dates back to 1592. On the majestic facade with a decorated base there is a wonderful arched portal u...
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PIAZZA XV MARZO OF COSENZA
The very central Piazza XV Marzo is one of the most beautiful and important of the historic centre of Cosenza. Its name is linked to the sacrifice of the patriots who were killed by the Bourbons on March 13, 1844. A marble monument, still present in ...
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Cosenza
Cosenza (ca 105000 ab., 238 m.), capoluogo di provincia della Calabria, si trova nella parte centro settentrionale della regione ed è posta tra la Sila Grande e la Catena Costiera. La città, situata alla confluenza dei fiumi Crati e Busento, ha conservato perfettamente il nucleo urbano antico portando ai giorni nostri - cosa pressoché unica in Calabria - tracce importanti della propria vicenda storica. Conosciuta anticamente come la “Atene della Calabria”, Cosenza ha mantenuto la sua fama di città colta e sapiente sia conservando una vita artistica attiva, sia ospitando nelle immediate vicinanze un modernissimo distaccamento dell’Università della Calabria. La città è inoltre il principale punto di smistamento dei prodotti zootecnici e agricoli della Sila e sede di industrie ed attività commerciali.
Hotels
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