Città dell'Olio
Città dell'Olio in Calabria
4 towns
Calabria has 4 Città dell'Olio communes in our index. They cluster in the Cosenza and Reggio di Calabria provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Saracena, Altomonte, and Corigliano-Rossano. 1 more town carries the mark alongside them.
Saracena
Province: Cosenza · 606 m
A 606-meter Pollino borgo named for its Saracen souk and protected by Slow Food for a passito Moscato traced to the sixteenth century.
Altomonte
Province: Cosenza · 455 m
The highest Gothic-Angevin church in Calabria, a Simone Martini panel commissioned in 1326, and a hill of 455 meters in the Esaro valley.
Corigliano-Rossano
Province: Cosenza · 219 m
The Sibari plain city merged in 2018, home of the UNESCO-listed sixth-century Codex Purpureus and the 1731 Amarelli liquorice dynasty.
Gerace
Province: Reggio di Calabria · 470 m
A 470-meter conglomerate rock above Locri, founded by Locri Epizefiri refugees, with Calabria's largest cathedral on Roman columns from Magna Graecia temples.
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