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CATHEDRAL OF CROTONE
The Cathedral of Crotone, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption and to St. Diogenes Areopagita, dates back to the original eleventh-century plan. Rebuilt in the sixteenth century with materials taken from the temple of Hera Lacinia, the holy buildi...
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CHURCH OF S. GIUSEPPE IN CROTONE
The Church of S. Giuseppe was built in Crotone at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Consecrated in 1756 by the bishop of Strongoli, Domenico Morelli, it was the seat of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows and housed the chapels of noble ...
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CHURCH OF SANTA CHIARA IN CROTONE
The Church of Santa Chiara, with its convent annexe of the Poor Clares, was built in the sixteenth century and restored at the end of the eighteenth century. The facade, in which a fine doorway opens, is adorned with characteristic graffito decoratio...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF CROTONE
Very little remains of ancient Crotone, that prosperous and powerful city-state of the Magna Graecia: in 1541, in fact, when the Spanish vice-regent Pedro da Toledo built the castle, the monuments of the acropolis were destroyed. The subsequent moder...
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NOBLEMEN'S HOMES OF CROTONE
The historic centre of Crotone, the home of various noble families of the marquisate, contains many interesting Noblemen's Homes. The Morelli mansion is noteworthy, built in perfect neo-Classic style in 1885 and containing eighteenth-century furnitur...
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CASTLE OF CHARLES V OF CROTONE
On the highest part of Crotone stands the Castle, called of Charles V, one of the mightiest military constructions in southern Italy. Its present structure dates back in good part to the rebuilding on the orders of the Spanish vice-regent Pedro da To...
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CAPOCOLONNA TOWER IN CROTONE
The Capocolonna Tower, also known as the Mariello Tower, is a defensive structure built on the crotonese coast in the sixteenth century. On a square plan, it was given strong stone bulwarks and ramps. The fort, with an external staircase and a small ...
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SANCTUARY TO HERA LACINIA IN CROTONE
About a kilometre from Crotone stands the Sanctuary to Hera Lacinia, the most important place of worship of the ancient Greek city-state. The temple, that enjoyed its greatest splendour in the fifth century BC, when it became the headquarters of the ...
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HERA'TREASURY OF CROTONE
The sacred area of Capocolonna for a long time was an important religious and spiritual centre of the Magna Graecia, as the many votive offerings testify that were found on the temple "B" site during the 1987-89 excavations. These were objects from d...
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NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM OF CROTONE
The Crotone National Archaeology Museum, set up in 1968, gathered material from the ex-Civic Museum, various private collections and objects excavated in the urban area of Crotone and its surroundings. In the entrance hall are some thermal bathtubs f...
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CIVIC MUSEUM OF CROTONE
Inaugurated in 1987, the Civic Museum of Crotone is housed in the so-called "Helper's" tower of the Aragonese castle. The material exhibited, from the medieval and modern periods, is sub-divided by thematic areas. The heraldic section includes the co...
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GASTRONOMIA DI CROTONE
Crotone Cookery is typified by simple, tasty dishes born by uniting the best sea and country traditions. Chilli peppers are much used along with those gifts of the earth, wild onions, chicory and scented fennel; in addition, it is customary to produc...
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ARTIGIANATO DI CROTONE
The most important sector of Craftwork in the crotonese area is that of the goldsmith. The skilled local masters used millenary techniques to produce jewels of extraordinary beauty, drawing inspiration from the use and customs of the Bruzi, the Magn...
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CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IN CROTONE
The Church of the Immaculate Conception was built at Crotone at the end of the eighteenth century on the ruins of a pre-existing sixteenth-century building. The facade, in neo-Classic style, has a fine doorway surmounted by a rectangular opening with...
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ANTIQUARIUM OF CROTONE
The Antiquarium of Crotone is housed in the Nao Tower and contains important underwater archaeology material found in the waters along the Crotone coastline. The museum is open only in the summer months.
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MUSEUM OF ARTE CONTEMPORART ART IN CROTONE
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Crotone is housed in the "lamia" vaulted halls of the Toledo Bastion, a bulwark erected in the sixteenth century. This collection contains a permanent exhibition of 107 works owned by the town council. Among them are...
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