What to do near Capistrano, VV

Torre di Ruggiero - Mount Cucco (959 m)

The Calabrian Serre are known for their magnificent beech forests, and Mount Cucco is one of the places where this forest occurs in spectacular form

Tower d. R. - Cardinal - The round hazelnut of Calabria

Among the many typical features of Calabria a humble forest fruit risen to pride of local confectionery

The Road of the Calabrian Serre - Torre di Ruggiero

A place of ancient devotion to a Our Lady of Grace, a more than recommendable stop on the way up Serre

Torre di Ruggiero - The Shrine of Our Lady of Grace

A manifestation of faith that harks back to a Marian apparition that occurred in 1677 and the resulting graces

Mount Serralta di San Vito (m 1023)

A must-see destination, the landmark peak of the northern sector of the Calabrian Serre

The Road of the Calabrian Greenhouses - Cardinal

The scenic arched bridge over the Ancinale is the calling card of a town that has much to tell

Trekking from Cenadi to Serralta di San Vito

From the Fossa di Lupo pass we climb to the landmark peak of the northern sector of the Serre Calabresi

San Vito sullo Ionio - The craft of the pipe

From the root of a shrub of the Mediterranean maquis artifacts of particular beauty

The Ionian Foothills - San Vito sullo Ionio

This is the fifth stage on the road through the hills between Squillace and Chiaravalle against the backdrop of the Serre

Cardinal - The Filangieri Castle

An evocative abandoned manor house pervaded by echoes of the great hunts its prince indulged in

The Ancinal River

Stream, river, fiumara... from the Serre to the Ionian Sea, the most characteristic sceneries of the inland side of Calabria

The Ionian Foothills - Chiaravalle Central

It is the end point of the hilly traverse that unravels from Squillace to the foothills of the Serre