| Page Views: 1,537 Last Visit to Catanzaro: August, 2005 | Halfway between the mountains and the sea by alemir82 - last update: Sep 18, 2005 |
The capitol of Calabria the city now shows the signs of the different colonizations suffered in the past: from byzantin to norman and in the past the greeks.theese are the many cultures which influence the history of the city: |
| The Bridge over the Fiumarella |
just a bit of history... Con la restaurazione Catanzaro fů rioccupata dai Borboni, ma nel periodo dal 1821 al 1860 partecipň attivamente ai moti risorgimentali. Catanzaro was conquered by Normans in XI century, then it was dominated Aragoneses. His economy flowered up with the development of art and silk. In XVI century resisted to French's attack and with Charles V became the most important city of Calabria. but when Napoleon it lost all of these advantages. After the restoration Catanzaro was taken up by Borbons, but between 1821 and 1860 joined up with vivacity the risorgimental risings. |
| monument in the main square |
Monument to the FUTURE A stilish staircase dominates the Matteotti square: a good example of avanguarde monument, but not all the inhabitants like that. |
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| Pros: | "good food, sea, mountains, greek ruines, folk traditions and th people's hospitality" | | Cons: | "the small extensions of the city" | | In A Nutshell: | "good mix of past with present" |
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Firestar24 Fri Dec 23, 2005 08:57 UTC
Looks like a beautiful part of a beautiful country - look forward to seeing it one day! Thanks Alex x | sopel Mon Dec 19, 2005 09:01 UTC
grazie per la introduzzione a Catanzaro, sará la mia casa per prossimi 7 mesi(Universitá Magna Graecia), Erasmus studente:) | kiuks Sun Nov 6, 2005 13:34 UTC
Very nice pages! Thanks for the great introducing of your country :) | BattyBuffalo Fri Oct 7, 2005 12:14 UTC
piazza matteotti looks beautiful ! |
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