Scylla: the church of the Holy Spirit at Marina Grande

Earthquakes did not win, thanks to St. Francis of Paola, the Calabrian saint par excellence, patron saint of seafarers, venerated within these walls

The myth of Scylla, in the bronze of a contemporary master

From beautiful nymph to monster, terror of Straits sailors, this is the metamorphosis fixed in a highly photographed sculpture

Scylla: the Marina Grande

West of the promontory, is the district around the Church of the Holy Spirit, originally maritime and now seaside, along the beautiful Sirens Beach

Costa Viola, jewel of Tyrrhenian Calabria

Seabeds of extraordinary beauty, coastlines where the precious bergamot thrives, a hinterland that surprisingly reaches snow-capped peaks

On the trail of the brigand Cacciadiavoli

To read his name, he sounds like the product of a serial novel, but instead he was one of those cursed heroes, burned in the fight against poverty and injustice

Scylla, from the sea to Aspromonte

Scylla's territory, which is considered mostly maritime, on the contrary wedges inland to surprising heights reserving unexpected forest landscapes

Scylla, enchanting village between history and myth

A legendary place recounted by classical writers and Grand Tour travelers, famous for its swordfish tradition, and now a seaside resort

Ruffo Castle, lookout over the Strait, symbol of Scylla

From the legendary Tyrrhenians, who first garrisoned the Promontory, to the Ruffo family, who made it the stronghold of their own household

The cork oak forest of Mount Scrisi

From the sea of Scylla to the mountains in its first hinterland, a nature hike to discover a typical Mediterranean habitat

The heroic wines of the Costa Viola

It is not out of pure rhetoric that these vineyards consider themselves heroic, perched as they are on this impervious coastline and terraces of dry stone

Scylla: the church of the Immaculata

The Matrix Church sums up much of Scylla's history, including recurring earthquakes, from the rubble of which it has risen four times