{"id":25812,"date":"2024-09-16T20:11:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/?p=25812"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:50:35","slug":"visiting-calabria-from-pollino-to-the-tyrrhenian-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/visiting-calabria-from-pollino-to-the-tyrrhenian-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Calabria &#8211; From Pollino to the Tyrrhenian Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the region&#8217;s distinctive geographical features, the natural starting point to begin our journey discovering Calabria&#8217;s historical residences is the gateway for those travelling from the north, namely the A3 motorway. We are in the territory of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parcopollino.it\/\">Pollino National Park<\/a>, which straddles Basilicata and Calabria, and what is considered Italy\u2019s largest protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage site. After passing the Castrovillari exit \u2013 although it is well worth taking a detour and stopping in Morano Calabro, considered the most beautiful village in Pollino and one of the most picturesque historic centres in the entire region, where you can enjoy lunch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accademiaitalianadellacucina.it\/it\/ristoranti\/ristorante\/2598-locanda-di-alia\">La Locanda di Alia<\/a>, a restaurant that has made a valuable contribution to the history of Calabrian gastronomy, that is located near the A3 junction \u2013 continue on to the Sibari junction. Instead of heading towards the Ionian Sea, we suggest you take provincial road 235 to Firmo and follow the road up to Lungro, which is the centre of the <strong>Arb\u00ebresh\u00eb<\/strong> community (known as \u2018<strong>the Albanians of Calabria<\/strong>\u2019), where the first major stop of our itinerary is situated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/structures\/palazzo-bavasso\/\"><strong>Palazzo Bavasso<\/strong><\/a> was built in the second half of the 19th century by brothers Vincenzo and Costantino Bavasso, prominent members of the emerging bourgeoisie who entrusted the design to an architect from the Neapolitan neo-classical school. The construction of this residence added even greater significance to the town of Lungro, which already had its place on the map due to the presence of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calabriaportal.com\/lungro\/4964-chiesa-san-nicola-mira-lungro.html\">Cathedral of San Nicola Di Mira<\/a>, considered the most important basilica of Byzantine Catholicism in Italy. Palazzo Bavasso remains in the Bavasso family and serves as the headquarters of a cultural association dedicated to promoting <strong>Arb\u00ebresh\u00eb traditions, including language, music, literature, religion and artistic events<\/strong>. It is also a perfect venue for tasting local products from their family-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aziendagricolamaradei.com\/?lang=en\">Maradei Agricultural Company<\/a>, including wines from native grape varieties (Magliocco and Guarnaccia) and extra virgin olive oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the region&#8217;s distinctive geographical features, the natural starting point to begin our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[484,564],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calabria-en","category-territories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Calabria - From Pollino to the Tyrrhenian Sea | Dimore Storiche Italiane<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/visiting-calabria-from-pollino-to-the-tyrrhenian-sea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Calabria - From Pollino to the Tyrrhenian Sea | Dimore Storiche Italiane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In light of the region&#8217;s distinctive geographical features, the natural starting point to begin our [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/visiting-calabria-from-pollino-to-the-tyrrhenian-sea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dimore Storiche Italiane\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-16T18:11:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-28T12:50:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calabria-pollino-tirreno.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"933\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alessandro D&#039;Agostino\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alessandro D&#039;Agostino\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/visiting-calabria-from-pollino-to-the-tyrrhenian-sea\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/visiting-calabria-from-pollino-to-the-tyrrhenian-sea\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alessandro D'Agostino\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/44c5fbb58a9ff02a18beac7215decfd7\"},\"headline\":\"Calabria &#8211; 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