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 well-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 here
Croton has its own airport, which bears the name of St. Anne. True, it is mostly used for domestic charter flights, but you can fly here without problems from Rome. There is also a railway station in Crotone, which takes trains from Naples, Reggio di Calabria and other cities of the country.
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Beaches
The paid and free Crotone beaches can be easily found along the eternally homogenous quays via Cristoforo Colombo and viale Gramsci. There are plenty of bars, restaurants and cafes for all tastes, shops and souvenir shops are open, in the evenings a smart, motley crowd of tourists throngs.
Wine from Crotone
Near Crotone is the world-famous wine connoisseur of Ciro, where the wines Ciro, Melissa, Librandi and others are produced .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 Croton .Lazy one can advise you to look into one of the wine shops of the city to buy a bottle or two of the famous drink from the grapevine .For example, in 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 table wine from huge barrels .
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Entertainment, excursions and sightseeing Crotone
Walking in the old Crotone is best to start from Piazza Pythagoras, from where the bustling and cheerful Via Vittoria starts - it takes you to Duomo Square. Here, where you do 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 is a solemn mass and arrange a holiday.
There are other religious buildings in Crotone, which are definitely worth visiting .For example, the Baroque Cathedral of St. Giuseppe in 1719 built, 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 .Further - the church and the monastery of St. Chiara, founded in 1400 .The frescoes of the early 18th century are interesting here, as well as the hand-made floor in the style of the Neapolitan majolica .Finally, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul of 1460, which today, alas, is in poor condition (due to the earthquake of 1783) .
One of Crotone's favorite tourist attractions amongst tourists is, of course, the castle of Charles V built in 840 (the 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).
At 10 km from Crotone on the picturesque cape Capo Colonna there are the ruins of the largest church in Greater Greece, more precisely, the only Doric column that remained of it. The temple, named after the queen of the heavens of Hera Lazinia, dates back to the 6th century BC. Photos Crotone (12)