Crotone was founded in 708 BC by the Greeks who landed on the shores of the Ionian Sea in the place where the Delphic oracle pointed out to them. The name of the city is quite interesting: in Greek, the word "croton" means "castor" - a plant from which the seeds make castor oil. Most likely, in those distant times local places abounded with thickets of castor beans, which are still enough today.
Today Crotone is a small but modern city with a good developed infrastructure. Here is the only harbor on the Ionian coast of Italy for mooring sea vessels. The recently opened airport also increased the flow of tourists to these places.
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How to get there
Croton has its own airport, which bears the name of Saint Anne. True, it is mostly used for domestic charter flights, but you can fly here without problems from Rome. There is a train station from Crotone, Reggio di Calabria and other cities in the country.
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Beaches
Paid and free Crotone's beaches can be easily found along the ever-permeating promenades via Cristoforo Colombo and viale Gramsci. There are plenty of bars, restaurants and cafes for all tastes, shops and souvenir shops are open, and in the evenings an elegant mixed-colored crowd of tourists is thriving
Wine from Crotone
Near Crotone is the world famous wine connoisseur of Ciro, Melissa, Librandi and others . If you believe the legend, it was the Ciro wine that served as a reward for the Olympic athletes .Go there for a tasting - a special treat among vacationers in Crotone . Lazy one can advise you to look into one of the wine towns of the city to buy a bottle of another famous drink from the grapevine . For example, to the wine cellar Marino (Via Nicoletta, 3) , where about 800 names of wine, or in Squillace Vincenzo (Via Venezia, 80), where the owner is pleased to taste tasty wine from huge barrels .
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions Crotone
Walking through the old Crotone is best starting from Piazza Pythagoras, from where the bustling and cheerful Via Vittoria starts - it takes you to Duomo Square. Here, where you will not look, you will find a tourist attraction.
For example, the Church of the Virgin (Chiesa della Immacolata, 1500), whose neoclassical facade is intricately decorated with exquisite painting. Nearby - the main cathedral of the city in honor of St. Mary Asunt of the 16th century. Next to it is a chapel (Capella Privilegiata), where there is an amazing Byzantine icon Madonna di Capo Colonna, the so-called "Black Madonna". She was brought to Crotone in the 19th century from Palestine. Since then, every May 30 in honor of the icon serve as a solemn mass and organize a celebration.
There are other religious buildings in Crotone that are certainly worth visiting . For example, the Baroque Cathedral of Saint Giuseppe built in 1719, which is notable for the marble altar and wooden statues of the saint in honor of which the church is consecrated, as well as Saints Gregory and Nicholas the Wonderworker . Next - the church and the monastery of St. Chiara, founded in 1400 . Here are interesting frescoes of the early 18th century, as well as the handmade floor in the style of the Neapolitan majolica . Finally, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul of 1460, which today, alas, is in a bad TATUS (due to the earthquake in 1783) .
One of the favorite attractions Crotone among tourists - is, of course, the castle of Charles V, built 840 (a legacy of the Saracens). Directly Karl for the castle began in the 16th century, ordering to rebuild and strengthen it. Today there is the Archaeological Museum (Via Risorgimento, 120, opening hours 9: 00-19: 00)
10 km from Crotone on the picturesque cape Capo Colonna there are the ruins of the largest church in Greater Greece, more precisely one single Doric column , which remained from him. The temple, named after the queen of the heavens of Hera Lazinia, dates back to the 6th century BC Photo Croton (12)