The picturesque Calabria region with Ionian Sea and Sila Mountains, offers a unique Italian atmosphere! One of the towns worth visiting is Rossano, a charming town proudly showcasing its history. It’s worth immersing yourself in the past by visiting the Museum of the Diocese to see Byzantine Otranto Codex, an ancient illuminated manuscript dating back to the 6th century.
The nearby Sila National Park is a paradise for hikers, with lush forests, crystal-clear lakes, and panoramic views. In addition to its natural attractions, Rossano also delights with its beautiful beaches along the Ionian coast. Relax on golden sand, crystal-clear waters, and the opportunity to practice water sports… What more could you want?
Rossano is famous for its licorice production, so visit the Amarelli Licorice Museum to learn more about the history and production of this unique delicacy. Apart from that, all over the city you will find shops and stalls where you can buy licorice in all forms.
Location
Rossano is a town and municipality in the province of Cosenza in southern Italy. The city is 3 km from the Gulf of Taranto. The northern part of Calabria, along the Ionian coast.
Sila National Park
Rossano Cathedral
Torre dell’Orologio
Museum of the Diocese and the Rossano Codex
Museo della Liquirizia “Giorgio Amarelli”
A story within a story, a saga of the Amarelli family, which can be touched, read, heard, and experienced at the Giorgio Amarelli Lucrezia Museum.
Engravings, documents, books, and period photographs, as well as agricultural tools, everyday objects, and magnificent antique costumes, bear witness to the life of a family that treasured the underground branches of the licorice plant, which grows wild on the Ionian coast, providing the backdrop for this unique museum.
Parco Archeologico Castiglione di Paludi
On the hilly foothills of the agricultural center, to the left of the Trionto Valley, the ancient city of Traens, in the Castiglione district, we can visit the Regional Archaeological Park of the mysterious Hellenized Brutian city of the 4th century BC.
The park houses buildings of unclear purpose, including Doric columns and capitals, remains of a theater complex from the Hellenistic period (4th century BC), and other impressive archaeological relics, some already known to the local population and others discovered after 1946.
Chiesa della Panaghia
The Church of Panaghia is a Byzantine building located in the historic center of Rossano Calabro. The name “Panaghia” means “most holy” and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This small church was built in the 11th century.
It has a single rectangular nave, covered with wooden trusses, topped by a semicircular apse with a semi-dome. Considering that the Latin Rite was introduced in the diocese of Rossano in 1363, the frescoes at Panaghia could not have been later than that period.
Oratory of Saint Mark
The Oratory of Saint Mark is a Byzantine-fashion oratory located within the old city center of Rossano. It is the one of most historical monument in the town and become in the beginning dedicated to Saint Anastasia.
It has a Greek pass plan with 5 characteristic domains on cylindrical drums and, within the past, the whole constructing turned into supported by way of very thin columns then those have been included with cement after recovery works.
