Theme Week Calabria – Pizzo
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Pizzo (
Calabrian : U Pizzu), also called
Pizzo Calabro , is a seaport and
comune in the
province of Vibo Valentia (
Calabria , southern
Italy ), situated on a steep cliff overlooking the
Gulf of Saint Euphemia . Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral. The nearest airport is
Lamezia Terme International Airport .
As with many other places in Calabria, Pizzo claims ancient origins. The town may have been founded by colonists from an unknown site in ancient Magna Grecia , but there is currently no documentary or archeological evidence to support this. Consequently, the history of Pizzo begins in 1300 when the existence of a community of Basilian monks, a fort, and a fishing village is documented. The name Pizzo (translated either as bird’s beak or projecting point) fits perfectly with the tuffa promontory that juts out into the sea near the mouth of the river Angitola.
Tartufo © flickr.com - Hungry Dudes/cc-by-2.0
The former King of Naples
Joachim Murat , who was the brother-in-law of
Napoleon , was imprisoned for several days in the town’s Aragonese castle and then sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad on October 13, 1815, in the main hall of the castle and was possibly buried in the church of San Giorgio. Paradoxically, the castle is now called
Castello Murat . Inside the castle is the Provincial Museum Murat. Other sights include the Baroque church of St. George (1632) and the cave church of Piedigrotta (17th century).
In 1783 the town was almost destroyed by an
earthquake , and it suffered some damage from the same cause in 1905.
Pizzo is famous in the area for its
Tartufo , a large ball of ice cream filled with molten chocolate.
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