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 Introduzione
With beautiful romantic rocky bays and sandy beaches, Lamezia Terme is an untouched and unspoilt region that is definitely worth visiting. Culture lovers will be spoilt for choice. Lamezia Terme is one of the most important commercial centres of Calabria. This fertile region produces wine, strawberries, olives, aubergines, wheat and beets. The town grew out of three neighbouring villages - Nicastro, Sambiase and Sant'Eufemia.
Come Si Arriva By Plane
Lamezia is the site of the Lamezia Terme International Airport, built in 1976. The airport has both national and international connections.
By Train
The railway station, on the main line leading from Reggio to Naples, is a major terminal for goods traffic. Secondary branches connect to Catanzaro and Crotone.
By Car
The central location of Lamezia Terme in Calabria has made it the main transportation hub of the region. The city is situated adjacent to the infamous A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway, and the SS.288 State Route runs to Catanzaro from Lamezia.
History and Culture
While the purposed economical development arrived, although with variabilities, the area of Lamezia saw the increasing power of the local branch of the mafia, Ndrangheta. The communal administration was sacked two times in 10 years for mafia infiltrations. The majority of the centre-left coalition elected in 2005 received several death threats.
Chiese e Musei
This museum is inaugurated on July 28, 1997. It is the result of a twenty-year commitment by the Lamezian Archaeological Association. In the 1990s the Association was able to count on the resources of the Archaeological Superintendency of Calabria and the Communal Administration of Lamezia Terme, both of which desired to create a museum to conserve and display material rediscovered in the Lamezian territory. The museum, which takes up the first floor of a building in the historic center of town, is subdivided into three sections: Prehistory, Classical Age, and Medieval.
The National Archaeological Museum
With its collection of beautiful items, “The National Archaeological Museum" form antiquity of the old Greek and Roman arts such as the famous “Bronzi di Riace” - two huge statues of Greek warriors dating from the 5th century B.C.
The Diocesan Museum
The Museum houses an Arab-Norman ivory case (12th century), paintings of 17th-18th centuries and other works. The oldest object preserved in the museum is a 12th century ivory jewelry box from the Arab-Sicilian collection.
Santa Maria di Corazzo
Near Sant'Eufemia, the ruins of the Cistercian abbey of Santa Maria di Corazzo can be seen. It was founded around 1060. Joachim of Fiore was an abbot here, and Bernardino Telesio wrote many of his philosophical works here in 1554. The abbey of the 40 Martyrs, created in the 9th-10th century, is still active.
Cathedral
This is the place where Isabel of Aragon is buried and the medieval churches of San Domenico and San Francesco can be seen.
Historical buildings and monuments
The Castle is today an ensemble of ruins occupying the summit of a hill 320 m high. It was built, according to some scholars, by the Bruttii or by Greeks colonists. The current structure dates probably from the Norman domination, although some structure existed at the time of the Ostrogoth king Teia. In 1122 Pope Callixtus II resided here for fifteen days. Later, the castle was enlarged by Constance of Hauteville and his son Frederick II, as well as by the Angevines. The castle was heavily damaged by the earthquakes of 1609, 1638 and 1783, and subsequently abandoned.
The Bastion of the Knights of Malta
The Bastion of the Knights of Malta is a massive, well-preserved watchtower built in 1550 by the Spanish viceoroy of Naples Pedro de Toledo. It was assigned to the Knights, who had a fief in the neighbourhood. Ruins of several other watchtowers are in the area.
Places of Interests
Tropea - the coastal strip of Calabria ? is often referred to as the capital of relaxation because of its white beaches and crystal clear water.
Sambiase
Sambiase, where every stone has a story, is famous for its thermal baths at the spa of Caronte. Not far from the spa is the magnificent Difesa Mitoio Caronte Park.
Eventi
Sambiase - Tuesday (Piazza Botticelli)
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