What to see

The city of Catanzaro has many interesting monuments: the Cathedral, the Church “dell'Osservanza”, or Santa Teresa, where in the interior there is the 16th century Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre and a statue of "Madonna delle Grazie" by Antonello Gagini; the church of Sant'Omobono (11th or 12th century), the Norman Tower; Villa Trieste, surrounded by wonderful gardens. From the Belvedere you can admire the Fiumarella Valley and the Gulf of Squillace. The Museo Provinciale, in the Villa Comunale, hosts prehistoric finds and ancient coin collections.
Soverato is a very famous bathing site visited by many tourists for its clear water, the sandy beach and the animated nightlife. Montepaone Lido is another tourist site that overlooks the Costa dei Saraceni, also known as Costa degli Aranci. In the famous archaeological site of Scolacium, in the municipality of Borgia, you can see the remains of the pre-Roman settlement of Skylletion: there are rests of the streets, aqueducts, a mausoleum, a theatre and an amphitheatre. The historic centre of Squillace has numerous monumental churches and a Norman castle called “Dei Borgia”. Cortale is a village located in the narrowest point of Calabria, it has a very old historic centre and is known for its musical-artistic tradition. The village of Belcastro is situated on a rocky spur, with the Norman castle at the top. The castle was owned by Counts D’Aquino and according to some local historians it was the birthplace of St. Thomas of Aquinas (1226). The historic centre of the village is a typical medieval centre, with narrow streets and new areas in the lower part.