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Stimulating and heterogeneous the possible itineraries in the outskirts, both for the natural and landscape beauties of the tall Tyrrhenian Cosentino, both for the repertoire of historical-artistic and archaeological testimonies of this zone of Calabria.  Porto e lungomare di Diamante  Murales  Murales  Murales
In less than 20/30 minutes, the picturesque countries of the hinterland and the coast can be reached. To alone 4 Km is typically found Diamond suggestive country marinaro, famous for the Festival of the Peperoncino and for the historical center of Murales. To walk in the historical center of Diamond means to be surrounded by murales that they embellish the boundaries of the residences. Art to the pure state, with deep historical-cultural meanings. The zone of the historical center is rich of these artistic forms, is said that in total the present muraleses in the zone are 160 straight, absolutely not to lose! The jagged promontory of Diamond, interrupted by inlets and bluffs, it is a natural show not to lose. The country is also gifted of an I bring tourist and of a marvelous terrace on the sea that leans out on a panorama mozzafiato.  Murales  Peperoni e peperoncini  Peperoni e peperoncini  Isola di Cirella
Interesting to also visit the archaeological sites of Laos to Marcellina, Bland Juilia to Turtle dove and the Cave of the Hermit to Papasidero. A great deal note for the famous well preserved and well legible rock, in front of the entry of the cave, engraved with the representation of the bull (bos primigenius). Drawn aside himself/herself/themselves of one of the more suggestive archaeological sites of Calabria, of great tourist-cultural importance from the moment that the very realistic representation of the bull, going up again to 10-12 thousand years ago it constitutes one of the little Italian documents of the art paleolitica.  Arco Magno San Nicola Arcella  Fiume Argentino in Orsomarso  S.Ciriaco in Buonvicino  Tropea  Torre isola di Cirella
On the island of Cirella, we find a tower to square plant; it was composed of two floors. You/he/she was realized in the XVI century for wish of the viceroy of Naples and in 1808 it was destroyed from a mine launched by the English fleet.
 Grotta di Papasidero  Castello di San Michele a Santa Maria del Cedro  Grotta del Romito
To around 6 KM from Cirella, we find the commune of Saint Maria of the Cedar. It is situated to the inferior extremity of the Plain one of the Lao, next to the rivers Lao and Abatemarco, on the shore of the Tyrrhenian, between the coastal communes of Scalea and Diamond. The part of overlooking coast is denominated Coast of the cedars. It is found near the National Park of the Pollino. The first installation developed him in the actual town area was the great city magnogreca of Laos, founded by the Sybarite ones following the destruction of their city from Crotone in 510 to.C.; according to the great Roman historian Strabone, Laos was as great as Pompeii. The actual Saint Maria of the Cedar was founded in the XVII century from the inhabitants of a preexisting place, Abatemarco, following a flood that destroyed the suburb. It belonged to the feud of the Brancatis in Naples, together with the bordering places of Orsomarso, Grisolia and Marcellina (this last part today of the commune) up to recent times. In unitary epoch the place, denominated then Cipollina (Cispollinum in Latin), from cis-polis, to the of here of the (great) city or to the of quà of the Pollino; Laos, was at first fraction of the commune of Grisolia (situated awry), then common autonomous with the name of Saint Maria. In 1968, to the beginning of the tourist expansion, taken the actual name of Saint Maria of the Cedar. On the territory of Saint Maria of the Cedar they are present numerous archaeological testimonies concerning practically all the historical periods. On the hill Palecastro, in fraction Marcellina, finds the rests of the Greek city of Laos, whose numerous recovered finds are preserved in the antiquarium of Scalea and to the National Museum of Great Greece of Reggio Calabria today. The complex medioevale of S.Michele is set on a rocky costone, in proximity of the river Abatemarco, along the provincial road that brings to the archaeological excavations of the plain one of Lao from S.Maria of the Cedar. The hilly buttresses hem the fifth scenografica of it and at the time same of it connotano the defensive function. And' a site been uncontaminated for thousand of years, impenetrable and mysterious, dense of history and exceptional events: from Norman defensive fortitude, to ladylike residence up to 1806, when it came partly destroyed by the French army. Today the castle pours in an advanced state of downfall with a front composed from a cylindrical tower, a tower quadrangular and various environments. In the low part the rests of the ancient suburb appear on the surface where it detaches the church of S.Michele. A cycle of frescos of the XIII sec. it covered and it characterized the aisle of the chiesetta. The contrast among artifice and nature, ruins and rocks had been moulding for the time, confers to the whole an image of strong impact, where the grey and earthy colors place side by side him to the green cloths of the cedrieres, symbol of the millennial Jewish presence in these earths.
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