Monasterace

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Monasterace is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 kilometres south of Catanzaro and about 90 kilometres northeast of Reggio Calabria. The ruins of the ancient Greek city Caulonia are located a short distance north of the frazione Monasterace Marina, on the coast. Also north of Monasterace Marina is the Monasterace Archeological Museum, where finds from Caulonia are exhibited. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.5 thous.Area: 6.07 mi²Coordinates: 38°27'13"N, 16°33'7"E

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Monasterace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hermit of Santa Maria della Stella, Cattolica di Stilo, Caulonia Ancient City, Castle of Stilo.

5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Hermit of Santa Maria della Stella, Pazzano
145 min walk • Hermit of Santa Maria della Stella or Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Stella is an Italian hermitage, sited in a natural cave at Pazzano on Monte Stella in Calabria, Italy.
4.9 miW
Church, Forts and castles, Historical place
Cattolica di Stilo, Stilo
125 min walk • The Cattolica di Stilo is a Byzantine church in the comune of Stilo, Calabria, southern Italy. It is a national monument.
1.5 miE
Archaeological site
Caulonia Ancient City
40 min walk • Caulonia Ancient City, nestled in the heart of Calabria, Italy, is a testament to the rich tapestry of history that has woven itself through the Italian peninsula. As an archaeological site of significant import, Caulonia beckons historians, archaeologists,...
5 miW
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Castle of Stilo, Stilo
129 min walk • The Castle of Stilo or Norman Castle is a castle of the Norman period built at Stilo, Calabria in southern Italy by Roger I of Sicily upon Monte Consolino in the 11th century.
1.5 miE
Museum
Monasterace Archeological Museum
38 min walk • The Museo Archeologico di Monasterace is a museum in Monasterace, southern Italy. It houses a collection of finds from the ancient Greek city Caulonia, of which the archaeological site is located close to the museum.
5.2 miNW
Monastery
San Giovanni Theristis
133 min walk • The Monastery of San Giovanni Theristis Greek: Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεριστή, is an Orthodox Christian monastery in Bivongi, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese for Italy.
5.6 miW
Church
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo, Pazzano
144 min walk • The church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo is a seventeenth-century church in Pazzano.
5.7 miW
Church
Chiesa della Mamma Nostra, Pazzano
147 min walk • Mamma Nostra Church is a 17th-century church and is located in Bivongi. Its construction began in 1610 on the foundations of an earlier church that was demolished. The church was partially destroyed during the 1783 earthquake.
~110 ftE
38°27'13"N • 16°33'9"E
Castello di Monasterace
1 min walk • Forts and castles
1.4 miE
Lighthouse
Punta Stilo
37 min walk • Punta Stilo is the name of an arcuate headland in Calabria, Italy. It lies immediately north of Monasterace and constitutes the western coast of the Gulf of Squillace. Pliny the Elder refers to it by the name Cocynthum.
4.8 miW
Church
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Stilo
122 min walk • The Church of San Francesco or Church of San Francesco dei Minori is a 16th-century religious building of late Baroque style located in Stilo, in the province of Reggio Calabria. It was built next to a 14th-century watchtower.