What to do near Vallelonga, 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

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

Dominican Convent of Soriano Calabro

A quiet village in the Vibonese hinterland, it becomes the perfect destination for an immersion in sacred culture thanks to the presence of the ruins of the Dominican Convent, formerly among the richest in Europe.

Sorianello

A hamlet perched on a ridge in the Vibonese hinterland and with semiunknown origins, which according to some scholars date back to the age of the Goths and the settlements of hermit monasticism.

The Charterhouse of Serra San Bruno

A place of peace and beauty, shrouded in mystery

Gerocarne

Of unknown origins, as much as its place name, it is called "Borgo dei Vasai" because of its artisan workshops that, following tradition, still produce terracotta pottery.

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