What to do near Cardinal, CZ

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

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

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

Cardinal - The Filangieri Castle

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

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

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

Cardinal - The Castle of the Baroness

The ruined manor appearing in the heart of the forest recalls gloomy legends from the past

The Stone of St. Antoninus

A granite monolith of such size and location that humans have been frequenting it since prehistoric times

Argusto - The Sofia Bridge

From the village we descend to the river following the echo of a pitiful legend

Mount Trematerra (m 1228)

This wooded peak is the hiking landmark of the Ionian side of the Calabrian Serres